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Module 6 - Regulation of Gene Expression Flashcards

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1
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Term used to describe genes that are always active and expressed; are necessary for metabolism and/or production of proteins?

A

Constitutive Expression

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Term used to describe genes expression that can be turned on or off as needed?

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Inducible Expression

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What controls the initiation of transcription?

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Binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter

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How do organisms regulate the activity of enzymes?

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By altering their structure and therefore their binding properties

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What method is used to shut down a pathway?

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Allosteric Inhibition

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What method is used to regulate enzyme action by adding a chemical entity (Ex: phosphorylation, methylation)

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Covalent Modification

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What are two ways that enzymes can be quickly deactivated when a rapid response is necessary?

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  • Allosteric Inhibition

- Covalent Modification

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Compared to quickly deactivating enzymes, what is the more efficient way to control metabolic pathways?

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Regulate transcription of the genes that encode these enzymes

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9
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What two factors does regulating the transcription of genes help save?

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  • Energy

- Resources

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What does the production of an enzyme begin with?

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Gene transcription

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What occurs as a result of gene transcription?

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mRNA is translated subsequently to protein

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Regulatory molecules and DNA-binding proteins affect the ability of what?

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RNA polymerase to bind to the promoter on DNA

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What does the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter on DNA affect?

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The amount of transcription that occurs

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What two things are not produced when transcription is prevented?

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mRNA and proteins

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Is gene expression controlled only at a select level or several levels?

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Several

  • Control of transcription
  • Control of translation
  • Activation/inhibition of final gene product
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What is another term for the start of a gene in which RNA polymerase binds to DNA?

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Promoter

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Will RNA polymerase bind more well or less well to weak promoters?

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Less well

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18
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Term used to describe those with sequences that differ from the optimal sequence, resulting in a low basal level of activity?

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Weak promoters

19
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What protein can increase the binding of RNA polymerase to weak promoters?

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Activator proteins

20
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What protein can obstruct the binding of RNA polymerase to promoters?

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Repressor proteins

21
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What is a transcriptional unit also called?

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Operons

22
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What two things does an operon need to consist of?

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  • Consecutive series of structural genes that code for polypeptides, transcribed from a single promoter
  • Regulatory DNA elements that affect their transcription
23
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Polycistronic operons encode for how many polypeptides?

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More than one

24
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How many polypeptides does mRNA transcript code for in eukarya?

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1

25
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What are the three structural genes that make up a lac operon? In addition to what other factor?

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  • lacZ
  • lacY
  • lacA
  • Operator
26
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What is the term for the DNA sequence to which regulatory proteins can bind?

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Operator

27
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What is the product and function of lacZ gene?

A
  • Permease

- Facilitates the uptake of lactose

28
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What is the product and function of lacY gene?

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  • B-galactosidase

- Facilitates enzymatic breakdown

29
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What is the product and function of lacA gene?

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  • B-galactoside transacetylase

- Unknown role

30
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What controls the initiation of transcription in an operon?

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Single promoter

31
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What binds to the operator along with associated effector molecules and modulate the ability of RNA polymerase to bind to the promoter and initiate transcription?

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Regulatory proteins

32
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What is it called when regulatory proteins can inhibit operon transcription?

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Negative control

33
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What is it called when regulatory proteins can facilitate operon transcription?

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Positive control

34
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What two things do higher rates of transcription result in?

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  • Higher levels of mRNA transcript

- Protein production

35
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What type of control involves regulatory mechanisms that involve a repressor?

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Negative control

36
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What action inhibits the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter in negative control?

A

Repressor binding to the operator

37
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Molecules that are intermediates of the related metabolic pathways are called?

A

Effectors

38
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Effectors interact with repressor proteins and modulate their ability to bind to the operator. This is known as what kind of regulation?

A

Allosteric regulation

39
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What are two kinds of effector molecules?

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  • Inducers

- Compressors

40
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Effector molecule that inhibits the binding of the repressor protein to the operator?

A

Inducers

41
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Effector molecule that enhances binding of the repressor to the operator?

A

Corepressors

42
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Does a presence or absence of lactose block the promoter site when the repressor binds to the operator?

A

Absence

43
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Presence or absence of lactose? Allolactase (metabolite of lactose) binds to the repressor, preventing binding to operator.

A

Presence

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