Lecture 16 -- Principles of Regulation Flashcards

1
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_____ encompasses a range of mechanisms to increase or decrease the production of a specific gene products (protein/RNA/metabolites)

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regulation

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2
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What are the three basic levels of regulation?

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1) Gene expression (transcription)
2) Protein production (translation)
3) Protein function

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3
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Name at least three causes of adaptation

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  • changes in temp, osmotic stress, pH, oxygen
  • fluctuations in nutrient supply/starvation
  • loss or build up of metabolic intermediates
  • in vivo/in vitro environment
  • change in population size
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4
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Name at least three outcomes of adaptation

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  • altered metabolic activity
  • macromolecule synthesis
  • cell morphology changes
  • changes in transcription
  • altered fitness
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5
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What are the main three adaptation through signal transduction systems

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  • two component
  • c-di-GMP-dependent regulation
  • quorum-sensing
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6
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Name the concept: certain proteins, secondary metabolites, or processes are only required at particular stages or under certain conditions

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conservation of energy

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7
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Name the concept: changes in the environment require activation/suppression of specific pathways or mechanisms

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survival

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8
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the process by which information encoded in a gene is synthesized into a functional gene product

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gene expression

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9
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genes that encode cellular components that perform housekeeping functions

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constitutive

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10
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genes that are expressed only when their products are required for growth (inducible and repressible)

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non-constitutive

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11
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characteristics of inducible genes (for lactose utilization)

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  • induced when glucose is absent and lactose is present
  • occurs at the level of transcription (alters the rate of enzyme synthesis)
  • often enzymes involved in catabolic pathways
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12
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characteristics of repression genes for tryptophan biosynthesis

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  • turned on in the absence of tryptophan/turned off when available
  • occurs at the transcriptional level
  • often enzymes involved in anabolic pathways
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13
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name the characteristics of allosteric regulation

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  • rapid response
  • does not require inhibition or promotion of gene expression
  • primary metabolic pathways
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14
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name the characteristics of protein modification

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  • rapid

- leads to alteration of activity or interaction

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15
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name the characteristics of protein modification + transcriptional regulation

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  • slower
  • used in response to stressed or altered environmental conditions
  • can be global
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16
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name the characteristics of signaling among bacteria

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  • used to alter the activities of a bacterial community
17
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the alteration of DNA structure via modification; results in stable phenotypes that can be transferred from parent to offspring

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epigenetic regulation

18
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name the step these mechanisms control: promoter structure/sigma factor, activator, repressor, termination

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transcription

19
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name the step these mechanisms control: attenuation, autogenous translational repression, mRNA stability

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translation

20
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name the step these mechanisms control: feedback inhibition/activation, chemical/physical modification, degredation

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enzyme activity

21
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when a single regulator (transcription factor) regulates multiple genes at the same time

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coordinate/simultaneous regulation

22
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when a single regulator or cascade of regulators (transcription factor) regulates multiple genes in a defined temporal series of events

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sequential regulation

23
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  • interact with RNA polymerase
  • positions RNA pol on the promoter region upstream of genes
  • contain alternative forms
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Sigma factors

24
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  • bind to the promoter region of genes
  • can repress or induce genes based on where they bind the promoter region and how they interact with RNA pol
  • can be turned off or on by binding small molecule metabolites or by post translational modification
  • ex: lac operon
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activators and repressors

25
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  • interaction of products with mRNA to impact the completion of transcription
  • ex: tryptophan regulation
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termination/antitermination

26
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  • interacting with mRNA to affect stability
  • interaction to impact function of the ribosome
  • asRNA interaction with mRNA to regulate translation
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post-transcriptional/translational regulation

27
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  • the different RNA structures undergoing cleavage events and modifications during maturation
  • the selective breakdown RNAs to regulate gene expression
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RNA processing; RNA degradation

28
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  • a metabolite binds, stabilizes a secondary mRNA structure, leaves the SD and initiation codon in base-paired region
  • note high temperatures can overcome this
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repression of translation

29
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  • a metabolite binds, secondary structure mRNA is stabilized, leaves SD and AUG in unpaired region allowing for ribosomal access
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activation of translation

30
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list whether these are enzyme mediated or nonenzymatic: phosphorylation, methylation, adenylation

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enzyme mediated

31
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list whether these are enzyme mediated or nonenzymatic: redox, nitrosylation, glycation

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nonenzymatic

32
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What type of enzyme mediated adaptation do histidine kinases illustrate?

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phosphorylation (the addition of a phosphoryl group)

33
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  • CheB removes these groups from glutamate residues
  • CheR adds these groups to the same glutamate residues
  • memory is encoded in the protein, enzyme-mediated
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methylation (through methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins)

34
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  • when an AMP molecule is covalently attached to the side chain of a protein, altering its function
  • virulence factors secreted by bacteria carry this out on GTPases, causing actin cytoskeleton changes
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Adenylation/AMPylation

35
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  • covalent bonding of sugar molecule to protein or lipid molecule without the controlling action of an enzyme
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glycation

36
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  • changing protein structure through binding of second messenger or activator
  • protein-protein interaction changes
  • protein localization changes (cell division/septum formation)
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physical modification