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Control of Gene Expression 1: Transcriptional Controls (lecture 9) Flashcards

1
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if skin cells are isolated from adult frogs and the nucleus implanted into a de-nucleated cell then a _____ embryo is formed

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normal

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2
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Different cells contain the same genes about _____ in humans but they express different sets of ___

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25,000 in humans, proteins

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3
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Each cell has the same genome, but differentiation in cells depends on

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changes in gene expression

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4
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Common proteins are called _______ what is an example

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housekeeping proteins, glucose metabolism

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5
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what is an example of a specifically limited protein

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hemoglobin

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The typical human cell expresses _____ of its 25,000 genes but level of gene expression varies. What is an example

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30-50%, ex. fingerprint expression profiles, microarrays or RNA sequence

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What are some of the ways to control gene expression

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  • transcriptional control
  • RNA processing control
  • RNA transport and localization control
  • Translation control
  • mRNA degradation control
  • translation control
  • protein activity control
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8
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Gene regulation requires

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  • short stretch of DNA of defined sequence- recognition sites for DNA binding proteins
  • Gene regulatory proteins- transcription factors that will bind and activate gene
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9
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Recognition sequences for regulatory proteins ex.

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GATA1: TGATAG

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10
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Heterodimers are often formed from tow different transcription regulators. Transcription regulators may form heterodimers with more than one patterned proteins, the same transcription regulator can be “reused” to breast several

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distinct DNA-binding specificities

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11
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What does the “logo” shows that the protein can

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recognize a collectin of closely related DNA sequences and gives the preferred nucleotide pair at each position.

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12
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Recognition sequences can be ___ or ___ to the first exon

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Proximal or distal

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13
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Regulatory proteins recognize and bind to bases in the ____ groove

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major

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14
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The ____ groove presents a specific face for each of the specific base pairs

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Major

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15
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A gene regulatory protein recognizes a

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specific DNA sequence

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16
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The surface of the protein is extensively _____ to the surface of the DNA region to which it binds

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complimentary

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17
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The gene regulatory protein makes a series of contacts with the DNA involving ____ possible configurations

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4

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18
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What are the 4 possible configurations of base pairs for recognition of gene protein regulator

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  • possible hydrogen bond donor
  • Possible hydrogen bond acceptor
  • methyl groups
  • Hydrogen atom
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19
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a typeical gene regulatory protein-DNA interaction involves _____ interactions

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10-20

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20
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The parts of a DNA transcription factor: sequence specific transcription factors are _____

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modular

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21
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What is the sequence of specific transcription factors Modules

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N-terminus—DNA binding module— Dimerization module—Activation module– Regulatory module– C-terminus

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22
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Does every transcription factor have all the modules

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no

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23
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What modules must a transcription factor have

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DNA-binding module and Activation module

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24
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What is the function of the dimerization module

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forms dimer with other protein subunits

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25
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What 2 modules can transcription factors have but don’t have to have

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Dimerization module and Regulatory module

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26
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What is the function of the regulatory module

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regulate transcription factor

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27
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DNA-binding domain structural motifs

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  • Helix-turn-helix
  • Zinc finger motif
  • Leucine zipper
  • Helix-loop-helix
    (also homeodomain and beta-sheet)
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28
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What is the simplest, most common DNA-binding motif

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Helix-turn-helix

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29
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Explain helix-turn-helix

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two alpha helices connected by short chain of amino acids that make the “turn” -turned at a fixed angle

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30
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The longer helix in a helix turn helix equals the

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recognition module- DNA binding module-fits into major groove

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31
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Side changes of ____ in the helix turn helix recognize ____

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Amino acids in the helix turn helix DNA motif

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32
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The helix turn helix proteins bind DNA as ____ in which the two copies of the recognition helix are separated by exactly one turn of the DNA helix

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Dimers

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33
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The since finger proteins contain one or more ___ atoms as structural components

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zinc

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34
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zinc finger proteins bind DNA in the ____ groove

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major

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35
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Zinc finger domains found in tandem ____

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clusters

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36
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What is the function of the zinc in zinc finger

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stabilizes interactions with DNA

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37
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Leucine zipper motif has ____ DNA binding domains

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-Two alpha helical DNA binding domains

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38
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Leucine zipper motif Dimerizes through ____ zipper region

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leucine zipper region

39
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the leucine zipper motif is named because of the way the

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two alpha helices, one from each monomer, are joined together to form a short coiled-coil.

40
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The leucine zipper proteins bind DNA as dimers where the two long alpha helices are held together by interactions between _______ amino acid chains

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hydrophobic

41
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The leucine zipper has a leucine residue every ___ amino acids down one side of the alpha helix in dimerization form: forms zipper structure

A

7

42
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The dimerization of the leucine zipper grapes _____ like a clothespin

A

DNA

43
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The activation domain overlaps _____ domain in a leucine zipper

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dimer

44
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The helix-loop-helix motif consists of a

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short alpha helix connected by a loop to a second, longer alpha helix.

45
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The helix-loop-helix motif can occur as ____ or _____

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homodimers or heterodimers

46
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what are the three domains or modules to the helix-loop-helix motif

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DNA binding domain, dimerization domain, activation domain

47
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Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is an example of a ______ transcription factor mutation leading to disease

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Zinc finger

48
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__________ is a hemolytic anemia characterized by spherical and fragile red blood cells that lyse and release hemoglobin

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Hereditary spherocytosis (HS)

49
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What is the clinical presentation of Hereditary spherocytosis (HS)

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hemolysis, anemia, splenomegaly

50
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The HS clinical presentation ranges from ____ to ___ anemia and can be fatal

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mild to severe

51
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Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is caused by mutations in genes for the erythrocyte membrane skeleton of _______

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red blood cells- not making enough protein

52
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_________ is the most common hereditary anemia in people of northern european descent (incidence 1/2,000)

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Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS)

53
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Hereditary Spherocytosis is _____ inherited

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Dominantly

54
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Hereditary Spherocytosis can be mutation in zinc finger protein gene _____

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Klf1 (Kruppel-like factor 1)

55
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______ zinc finger protein binds to promoters of all genes in EMS-and turns them on

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KLF1

56
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how many zing finger domains are there for KLF1

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3

57
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Klf1 has ___ exons

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3, which encodes 3 zinc finger domains

58
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A non-functioning KLF1 Zn finger protein leads to no ___

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no EMS protein made and thus leads to HS (hereditary spherocytosis)

59
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____ are critical amino acids for DNA binding in EMC proteins

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RER

60
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HS mutation: GAA to ____ or Glu to ___ in exon 3 (zinc finger domain 2)

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GAT, Asp

61
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_____ is the wild type DNA binding motif in exon 3 (zinc finger domain2) and the mutant form _____ leads to HS

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  • RER (Arg-Glu-Arg)

- RDR (Arg-Asp-Arg)

62
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Normal KLF1 binds to DNA and

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unwinds DNA causing transcription

63
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HS KLF1 zinc finger binds to

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opposite strand of DNA than the normal KLF1 so DNA cannot unwind and thus no transcription

64
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Ways to identify Transcription factors

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  • Detection of sequence- specific DNA binding proteins
  • Gel mobility shift assay
  • EMSA: electrophoretic mobility shift assay
  • use radioactive DNA from known promoter
  • mix radioactive DNA fragment (regulatory DNA sequence) with protein extract from cell
  • Run electrophoretic gel
  • Proteins with DNA attached migrate according to size
  • see shift of radioactive bad when protein is bound to DNA
  • Isolate protein to identify
  • affinity chromatography
  • isolate DNA binding protein
  • purification of sequence specific binding proteins
65
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Technique that allows identification of the sites in the genome that a known regulatory protein binds to

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CHIP: chromatin Immuno-precipitation

66
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is Chromatin immunoprecipitation done on living cells

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yes

67
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DNA region involved in regulating and initiating transcription of a gene

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Gene control region

68
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Where transcription factors and RNA polymerase II assembles

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Promoter

69
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of the 25,000 human genes ___% (or _____ genes) encode gene regulatory proteins

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8% or 2,000 genes

70
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The gene control region contains the promoter and regulatory sequences to which

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regulatory proteins bind to control rate of assembly process at the promoter

71
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____ and ____ assemble at the promoter

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RNA polymerase and general transcription factors

72
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Gene regulatory proteins (activators or repressors) bind to regulatory sequences which can be

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adjacent, far upstream or in introns downstream of the promoter

73
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DNA looping and a mediator complex allow the gene regulatory proteins to interact with the proteins that assemble at the

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promoter

74
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The ____ serves as an intermediary between gene and regulatory proteins and RNA polymerase II

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Mediator

75
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Nucleosome remodeling and histone removal favors ____ by

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transcription by increasing the accessibility of DNA to proteins

76
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Histone acetylation makes it easier to ____ histones

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remove

77
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what are some of the different ways gene repressors inhibit transcription

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  • competitive DNA binding
  • Masking activation surface (both proteins bind to DNA but the repressor binds to the activation domain of the activator protein)
  • Direct interaction with the general transcription factors (the repressor binds to DNA and blocks assembly of general transcription factors)
  • Recruitment of chromatin remodeling complexes (the repressor recruits a chromatin remodeling complex which returns the promoter to the pre transcriptional nucleosome state
  • Recruitment of histone deacetylases (repressor attracts a histone deacetylase to the promoter-harder to remove deacetylated histones and open up DNA)
  • Recruitment of histone methyl transferase (repressor attracts a histone methyl transferase which methylates histones.)(these methylated histones are bound to proteins which act to maintain chromatin in a transcriptionally silent form)
78
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Gene regulatory proteins assemble into _____ on DNA

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Complexes

79
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Depending on the composition of complexes, proteins can be either ____ or ____

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activating or repressing

80
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The same protein can be part of an ____ or ___ complex

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activating or repressing complex

81
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What is meant by regulation by committee

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Depending on the composition of complexes, proteins can be either activating or repressing and the same protein can be part of an activating or repressing complex

82
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How are gene regulatory proteins controlled

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  • Synthesis
  • Ligan binding
  • Covalent modification phosphorylation
  • Addition of subunit
  • Unmasking
  • Nuclear entry
  • Proteolysis
83
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What are the alpha like chains

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zeta and alpha

84
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what are the beta like chains

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epsilon, gamma, delta, beta

85
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Embryonic Hb=

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zeta and epsilon

86
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fetal Hb=

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Alpha and gamma

87
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Adult Hb=

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Alpha and beta

88
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Globin genes are arranged in ____ fashion

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linear

89
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Globin genes are ordered in the ___ to ___ direction in the same sequence of activation and expression during embryonic, fetal, and adult development

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5’ to 3’

90
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Globin genes are on chromosomes

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16 (zeta, alpha) and #11 (epsilon, gamma, delta, beta)

91
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The beta globin gene regulation is a ____kb region containing ____ beta globin genes and locus control region (LCR

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100 kb, five

92
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Regulatory proteins for globin genes bind to the ____

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LCR (locus control region)

93
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Understanding of globin gene regulation may allow the induction of ______ in sickle cell anemia

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fetal hemoglobin

94
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What is the beta globin gene regulation order

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LCR, Epsilon, gamma(G), Gamma(A), delta, beta

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