Proteins (a) The Proteome Flashcards
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The proteome is…
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The entire set of proteins expressed by a genome.
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The proteome is larger than the number of genes, particularly in eukaryotes because…
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More than one protein can be produced from a single gene as a result of RNA splicing.
3
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Genes that do not code for proteins are called…
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Non-coding RNA genes
4
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Non-coding RNA genes include…
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Those that are transcribed to produce tRNA, rRNA, and RNA molecules that control the expression of other genes
5
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Some factors affecting the set of proteins expressed by a given cell type are…
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The metabolic activiy of the cell, cellular stress, the response to signalling molecules and diseased versus healthy cells.
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