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The Epigenome Flashcards

1
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What is the nucleosome made up of?

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Histone proteins and DNA

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What are the features of euchromatin?

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Gene rich, Transcriptionally active, less wound up and unique DNA sequences

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What is another name for euchromatin?

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Compartment A

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What are the features of heterochromatin?

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Gene poor, less Transcriptionally active, condensed appearance and a repetitive DNA sequence

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What is another name for heterochromatin?

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Compartment B

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What is a definition for the epigenome?

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The sum of all (heritable) changes in the genome that doesn’t occur in the primary DNA sequences and that affect gene expression

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What does a change in the epigenome result in?

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A change in the phenotype, not the genotype

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What are the mechanisms that regulate gene expression?

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DNA methylation and histone modification

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What is DNA methylation?

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Addition of a methyl group in the 5’ position of a cytosine

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What is DNA methylation?

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Addition of a methyl group in the 5’ position of a cytosine

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What is DNA methylation catalysed by?

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DNA methyltransferase enzymes

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Which DNA methyltransferase enzymes catalyse DNA methylation?

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DNMT1, DNMT3a and DNMT3b

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What provides the methyl group for DNA methylation?

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S-adenosyl methionine

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14
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Where does DNA methylation occur in differentiated cells?

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CpG dinucleotides

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What does DNA demethylation do?

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Turns transcription off by preventing the binding of transcription factors

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What is histone modification?

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Addition of chemical groups to the histone

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What are the four common modifications?

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Methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation and ubiquitination

18
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How are the modifications named?

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Based on the histone, amino acid and actual modification

19
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What are the three types of histone modifiers?

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Writers, readers and erasers

20
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What are the two examples of writers?

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Histone acetyltransferases and histone methyltransferases

21
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What are the writers?

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Enzymes that add histone modifications

22
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What are the readers?

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Proteins that bind to histone modifications and alter gene activity and protein production

23
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What are two examples of readers?

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Bromodomain and extra-terminal proteins and chromodomain proteins

24
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What are erasers?

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Enzymes that remove histone modifications

25
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Give some examples of erasers?

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Histone deacetylase and histone demethylase

26
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What does histone acetylation at lysine residues do?

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Relax the chromatin structure by reducing the positive charge on the histones, making it accessible for transcription factors

27
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What can histone methylation do?

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Can repress or activate transcription depending on where it occurs

28
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What is X-inactivation?

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Inactivation of one of the two chromosomes in every female somatic cell

29
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Why is X-inactivation necessary?

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Needed as the Y chromosome has almost no genes

30
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What is the process of X-inactivation?

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The X-ist gene is transcribed as long non coding RNA from the X-inactivation centre and binds all over the X-chromosome
Histone acetylation is removed and histone and DNA methylation occurs
Inactive X-chromosome is heterochromatic
Tsix is derived by transcription in the opposite direction and antagonises Xist RNA to keep one X active

31
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Why are all tortoiseshell cats female?

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Random X inactivation results in random patches of orange and black fur

32
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What is gene imprinting?

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The selective expression of genes related to the parental origin of the gene copy

33
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What are imprinted genes mediated by?

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Imprinting control regions

34
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What are essential to the genetic imprinting process?

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Long noncoding RNAs

35
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When are imprinting patterns reset?

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During gamete formation

36
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How is the non-imprinted gene inactivated?

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DNA methylation and histone methylation

37
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What is pharmacoepigenetics split into?

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Epigenetic regulation of genes and epigenetic effects of drugs

38
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What does the changing the Epigenetic regulation of genes do?

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Increasing the efficacy of drugs

39
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What does changing the epigenetic effects of drugs do?

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New paradigms for drug treatment

40
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What are the epigenetic enzymes that are normally mutated in tumour cells?

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DNMT3A and TET1/2
Histone acetyltransferases
Histone methyltransferases
Histone kinases
Histone readers
Histone demethylases
41
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Give some examples of pharmacoepigenetic drugs

A

DNA methyltransferase inhibitors and histone deacetylase inhibitors

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