Quiz 8 (Ch. 15 & 16)

Question 1

A broadly used term to describe proteins

that influence the ability of RNA polymerase to transcribe a given gene

Answer 1

Transcription factor

Question 2

In what three ways are the functions of regulatory transcription factor proteins controlled?

Answer 2

i) The binding of a small effector molecule
ii) Protein–protein interactions
iii) Covalent modifications