Transcription Flashcards
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mediator complex
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works directly on general transcription factors and RNA pol II to control the assembly and activity o the preinitiation complex
2
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HATS
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histone acetyl transferases, add acetyl groups to the lysine residues of histones and uncoil DNA
3
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ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes
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clear nucleosomes from the promoter
4
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polyA polymerase
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creates a polyA tail
5
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splice donor
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5’ splice junction
6
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splice acceptor
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3’ splice junction
7
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general transcription factors
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required for every transcription event
8
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catabolite activator protein
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binds cAMP and turns on the lac promoter
9
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polycistronic
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a gene that contains coding sequences for multiple proteins
10
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pribnow box
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a sequence downstream of the TATA box that
