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Topic 6 Flashcards

1
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Regulating ____________ is one of the fundamental ways in which cells can modify their activities

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gene expression

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changes in gene expression are involved in…

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  • response of cells to their environment
  • regulation of cell cycle
  • distinct activities and coordination of different cell types
  • cell differentiation and development
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RNA polymerases

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the principal enzyme responsible for RNA synthesis

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Unlike DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase do not require ….

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a primer sequence to initiate RNA synthesis

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genes are regulated by….

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“dimmer switches” known as promoters

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promoters

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DNA sequence with which RNA polymerase and other proteins interact to initiate and regulate rate of transcription

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transcription

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RNA synthesis using a DNA template (a copy)

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translation

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protein synthesis using an mRNA template (translating)

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mRNA

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RNA molecules that serve as templates for protein synthesis (RNA polymerase II)

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rRNA

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a component of ribosomes (RNA polymerase I, Polymerase III)

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tRNA

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serves as adaptor molecules that align amino acids along the mRNA template (RNA polymerase III)

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12
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make up well over 90% of total RNA by mass in any cell

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rRNA and tRNA

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13
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regulatory mechanisms

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ensure correct gene is transcribed in the correct cell type at the correct time and in correct amount

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DNA sequence element

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term used to denote a specific short sequence of DNA base pairs within a gene promoter

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Cis-acting DNA sequences

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aka promoter and enhancer elements; regulate expression of genes

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basal or core promoter

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ex. TATA box, initiator (Ing) DNA sequence

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upstream promoter and enhancers

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same functionally; transcriptional regulatory sequences that can be located at a significant distance from promoter; binding sites for gene specific transcription factors

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18
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enhancers can be…

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upstream and downstream

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19
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usually only one _______, but could be multiple _________________

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TATA box, CAT and GC boxes

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20
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SV40 enhancer

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can function in any orientation and in any position relative to core promoter

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21
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plasmid DNA

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a method by which to introduce recombinant DNA into a cell

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22
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reporter gene

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a gene that encodes an easily assayed enzyme or other protein and can be used to replace the normal gene sequence adjacent to a gene promoter

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23
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Other methods of incorporating altered DNA sequences into a genome:

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retrovirus/lentivirus and CRISPR/Cas9

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transcription factors

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proteins that are required for RNA polymerase II to initiate transcription

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general transcription factors

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involved in initiation of transcriptionand are part of general transcription machinery

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26
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gene specific transcription factors

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not part of general machinery; proteins that exhibit DNA sequence-specific binding properties, direct activity of the general transcription factors and modulate activity of basal transcription complex

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27
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general transcription factors and RNA polymerase II are thought to assemble in…

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a step-wise manner around the basal promoter region

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the complex formed from a general transcription factor and RNA polymerase II

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transcription initiation complex aka pre initiation complex aka basal transcription complex

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TATA box

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a regulatory DNA sequence found in promoters transcribed by RNA pol. II

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TATA-binding protein or TBP

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a basal transcription factor that binds directly to the TATA box

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TBP-associated factors or TAFs

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proteins associated with TBP in the general transcription factor (TFIID)

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32
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TFIIB associates with TFIID at the…… followed by recruitment of ………… and TFIIF

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core promoter, RNA polymerase

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33
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After polymerase II joins promoter, ….. and ….. complete formation of initiation complex

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TFIIE and TFIIH

34
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How do gene-specific transcription factors work?

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by either modifying the rate of transcription initiation by the basal transcription complex and/or rate of basal transcription complex assembly

35
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Similar to TBP, recognition and binding sites of most transcription factors consist of……

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short DNA sequences

36
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which transcription factor recognizes the DNA sequence GGGCGG (GC box)

37
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which transcription factor recognizes the DNA sequence CCAAT(CAT box)

38
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What specifies the amount of transcriptional initiation by RNA pol. II

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combo of transcription factors interacting at a specific gene’s promoter/enhancer sequence at one point in time

39
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immunoglobin heavy chain enhancer

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contains nine functional sequence elements

40
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DNA-affinity chromatography

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a method used to isolate transcription factors based on their binding to specific DNA sequences in order to study them further

41
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steroid hormone receptors

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transcription factors that regulate gene transcription in response to hormones

42
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homeodomain proteins

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contains a helix-turn-helix DNA binding domain and play critical roles in regulation of gene expression during embryonic development

43
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transcription factors can function as either…

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transcriptional activators and transcriptional repressors

44
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2 general mechanisms of action of transcriptional activators

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  • interact with mediators and general transcription factors

- interact with coactivators, which modify chromatin structure

45
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mediator

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a large protein complex that binds to pre initiation complex and plays a key role in linking general transcription factors to gene specific transcription factors that regulate gene expression

46
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How do transcription factors bound to distant enhancers interact with proteins in the RNA pol/mediator complex at the core promoter?

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DNA looping

47
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Release of RNA pol from basal complex to initiate transcription requires what….

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phosphorylation and helices activities of TFIIH

48
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gene expression is regulated by…

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repressors and transcriptional activators

49
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transcriptional repressors function by

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  • blocking binding of transcription activator to DNA sequence element
  • repress mediator activity
  • interaction with co-repressors
50
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co-repressors

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modify chromatin structure into a non-permissive state

51
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example of gene activation and repression

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control of lac operon

52
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chromatin

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decondensed state

53
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chromatin remodeling

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moving, removal and/or addition of histones

54
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histone code

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  • histone tail acetylation and deacetylation

- other histone modification

55
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histone modification can be stably inherited through…

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epigenetic mechanisms

56
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Chromatin remodelling factors

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  • slide nucleosomes along DNA
  • change conformation of the nucleosomes
  • eject the histone from DNA
57
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histone acetylation

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modification of histones by addition of acetyl groups to specific lysine residues in histone tails; result in transcriptionally permissive chromatin

58
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histone deacetylation

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gives rise to non-permissive chromatin state

59
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DNA methylation

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  • prevent movement of transposon

- inactivate genes involved in development and differentiation

60
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methylation patterns

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-can be reversed but also passed to daughter cells as epigenetic inheritance

61
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genomic imprinting

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only of of two parental alleles of some genes is expresses during embryonic development

62
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polyadenylation

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adding a poly-A tail to pre-mRNA

63
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what is added to 5’ end in the beginning

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7-methylguanosine cap

64
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spliceosomes

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large complexes composed of proteins and RNAs; multiple snRNP complexes

65
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snRNAs

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small nuclear RNAs that range in size to form the RNA component of spliceosome

66
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types of snRNAs

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U1, U2, U4, U5, U6

67
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snRNPs

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small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles; complexes of snRNAs with proteins that play central roles in splicing process

68
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types of snRNPs

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U1, U2, U3, U5, U4/U6

69
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actual splicing reaction is catalyzed by..

70
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alternative splicing

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generation of different mRNAs by varying the pattern of pre-mRNA splicing to create multiple different, but related, proteins from same gene; some exons are removed with the introns

71
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Each human gene yields and average show many alternatively spliced mRNAs?

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6; but some can produce thousands

72
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SR splicing factors

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SR proteins; bind to exon sequence to direct where a spliceosome forms; make final choice of exons that will appear in any one cell type for alternatively spliced mRNA

73
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DSCAM gene

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contains four sets of alternative exons, each being incorporated into the spliced mRNA

74
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Why is DSCAM mRNA important to neurons during embryonic development?

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cell surface adhesion molecule important in allowing neurons to find their target cells

75
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alternative splicing of DSCAMmeans…

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different forms of a cell surface

76
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pre-rRNA

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primary transcript cleaved to form individual ribosomal RNAs (28S, 18S, 5.8S)

77
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Extensive processing of pre-rRNA takes place…

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before they can be assembled for use in protein synthesis

78
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pre-tRNAs

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transcribed as a group and are cleaved into individual tRNA molecules

79
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5’ end of eukaryotic tRNA is cleaved by…

80
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3’ end of eukaryotic tRNAis cleaved by…

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conventional RNase and has the sequence CCA added to end to facilitate binding to amino acids

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