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Transcription is the process where ____ is made using ___ as a ____.

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  • RNA
  • DNA
  • template
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RNA polymerization requires an enzyme called:

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-RNA polymerase

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RNA polymerase can start a chain without a ___, incorporates nucleotides into a growing chain in the ___ to __ direction using ___ bonds, and uses ___, ___, ___, and ___ as starting compounds.

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  • primer
  • nucleotides
  • 5’ to 3’
  • phosphodiester
  • ATP, GTP, CTP, UTP
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Cells have three main types of RNA-

what are the functions?

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mRNA (carries message to be translated into protein), tRNA (carries amino acids to ribosomes for incorporation into protein), and rRNA (components of ribosomes).

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In E. coli, all of the RNAs are made by:

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a single RNA Polymerase.

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E. coli RNA Polymerase has five distinct:

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distinct polypeptide subunits.

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Promoters in E. coli (___ ___ binding sites adjacent to genes) function with widely varying rates of efficiency - some stimulating ___ of transcription every ___ ___, others only one or twice per ___ ___.

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  • RNA polymerase
  • initiation
  • few seconds
  • life cycle
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One way for a promoter to control such events is via ___ in ___ sequences. E. coli genes have two conserved sequences- one at ___ relative to the transcription start site (___) and another at ___ relative to the transcription start site (___).

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  • variation
  • conserved
  • -10
  • TATAAT
  • -35
  • TTGACA
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The more closely a given promoter’s sequence matches the consensus sequence of the ___ sequence, the more ___ the promoter is at ___ transcription.

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  • -10
  • active
  • initiating
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Different ___ ___ (such as the one made during ___ ___) allow the cell to turn ___ sets of ___ with different sequences in the -10/-35 sequences as needs arise.

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  • sigma factors
  • heat shock
  • on
  • genes
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The strand of DNA being copied is known as the ___ ___. It runs ___ to ___, since the RNA is being made ___ to ___, _____ to it.

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  • template strand
  • 3’ to 5’
  • 5’ to 3’
  • complementary
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The strand of DNA that is NOT copied in transcription is called the ___ ___, since it has the ___ sequence as the ___ except for having ___ instead of ___.

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  • coding strand
  • same
  • RNA
  • T
  • U
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Transcription occurs under the ‘control’ of ___. The more strongly RNA Polymerase (in ___) binds to the ___, the more ___ are made of that particular gene.

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  • promoters
  • prokaryotes
  • promotor
  • transcripts
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The more transcripts are made, the ___ is referred to as being ‘___.’

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  • promoter

- stronger

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Transcription ___ occurs by both ___ ___ means (requires a ___ ___) and ___ ___ means (no extra ___ required). The factor independent method relies on formation of a ___ sequence of ___ base pairs immediately ahead of a stretch of ___.

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  • termination
  • factor dependent
  • protein factor
  • factor independent
  • protein
  • duplex
  • GC
  • Us
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The ___ destabilizes the ___-___-___ _____ complex and this is favored by the relatively weak ___ bonds of the ___ interactions.

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  • duplex
  • RNA-DNA-RNA polymerase
  • hydrogen
  • U-A
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The factor involved in factor dependent transcription termination in E. coli is called ___. It binds to the ___ end of an ___ being made and (using ___ energy) “climbs” the RNA until it reaches the ___ ___.

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  • rho
  • 5’
  • RNA
  • ATP
  • RNA polymerase
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There it destabilizes the ______ ___, favoring the release of the ___ ______ from the DNA and the ___ from the DNA, as well.

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  • RNA/DNA complex
  • RNA polymerase
  • RNA
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In prokaryotes, ___ are the most altered (___) RNAs. Modifications start with their being ___ from a larger RNA containing both ___ and ___.

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  • tRNAs
  • processed
  • cleaved
  • tRNAs
  • rRNAs
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___ ___ is a ribozyme (catalytic RNA) that cleaves the ___’ end of ___ from the larger RNA. ___ ___ catalyzes ___ of ___ from the larger molecule.

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  • Ribonuclease P
  • 5’
  • tRNAs
  • Ribonuclease III
  • excision
  • rRNAs
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Transcription and translation are targets of ___. In transcription,___ binds to the open ___ complex and ___ the movement of the ___, thus stopping ___.

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  • antibiotics
  • rifampicin
  • promoter
  • inhibits
  • RNA polymerase
  • elongation
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___ ___ binds to DNA and also prevents the ___ of the transcription complex.

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  • Actinomycin D

- movement

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Eukaryotes and prokaryotes differ significantly in the relationship between ___ and ___.

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  • Transcription

- Translation

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Prokaryotes have no ___. In them, translation starts oftentimes ___ a message is being ___. There are no significant ___ to mRNAs in prokaryotes.

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  • nucleus
  • WHILE
  • transcribed
  • modifications
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In eukaryotes, transcription and translation are ___ ___. Transcription occurs in the ___, whereas translation occurs in the ___.
- spacially separated - nucleus - cytoplasm
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Eukaryotic mRNAs are modified at the ___ end (capping), the ___ end (___) and even in the ___ (___ and s___).
- 5' - capping - 3' - polyadenylation - middle - editing and splicing
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Eukaryotes have 3 specialized RNA polymerases. They differ in their sensitivity to ___-___ (a ___ from some mushrooms).
- alpha-amanitin | - poison
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RNA polymerase II (makes mRNAs) is the most ___. RNA polymerase III (makes ___ and ___ ___) has ___ sensitivity and RNA polymerase I (makes ___ ___) has ___ sensitivity.
- sensitive - tRNAs and small rRNAs - moderate - large rRNAs - low
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Sequence elements affect transcription of eukaryotic genes. They include the ___ ___ (positioned approximately ___ to ___), and a ___ box and ___ box (___ to ___).
- TATA box - -30 to -100 - CAAT box - GC box - -40 and -150
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The promoters for each RNA polymerase are:
different in structure
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Enhancer sequence elements are DNA sequences that are:
bound by enhancer (transcription factor) proteins.
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Enhancer proteins act in this way to enhance transcription of genes located up to many thousands of base pairs ___ (___ __), ____ (__ ___ ) or even in the ___ of genes.
- upstream (ahead of) - downstream (down from) - middle
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RNA Polymerase II in eukaryotes differs from RNA polymerase in E. coli in not binding to the ___ ___, but rather, it must bind to another ___ that binds to the ___ first.
- DNA directly - protein - promoter
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In eukaryotes, rRNA is made by the action of ___ ___ ___. It is made as a ___ and then processed, like what occurs in prokaryotes.
- RNA Polymerase I | - precursor
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tRNAs in eukaryotes are made by action of ___ ___ ___. Processing of them includes ___ of a ___ leader sequence and part of a ___ tail, as well as addition of a ___ sequence at the new ___ end. The amino acid gets attached to the ___ end of the tRNA.
- RNA Polymerase III - removal - 5' - 3' - CCA - 3' - 3'
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Micro RNAs affect the amount of ___ ___ - note that the term '___ ___' refers ultimately to the amount of ___ ___ made from a particular gene.
- gene expression - gene expression - functional protein
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Micro RNAs and silencing RNAs are made as ___ ___ ___ that get processed ultimately to produce a ___ ___ ___ that is ___ to a target sequence in a given ___. When it binds to that sequence, it may result in either ___ of the mRNA or in ___ translation of the mRNA.
- double stranded RNAs - single stranded stranded RNA - complementary - mRNA - degradation - inhibiting
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RNA editing occurs when a base in an ___ is altered. An example is the ___/___ system in our bodies. apoB100 codes for a ___ ___ protein. An enzyme can recognize a ___ codon inside of the ___ and ___ the C to make it a U. That makes ___
- mRNA - apoB100/apoB48 - 100 kilodalton - CAA - mRNA - deaminate - UAA
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UAA is a stop codon and stops ___, making a ___ ___ protein instead. Thus, the same ___ can make two different proteins.
- translation - 48 kilodalton - mRNA
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Transcription factors are proteins that bind to specific sequences in ___ and affect transcription of the ___ near them. Specifically, they bind to ___ ___.
- DNA - genes - sequence elements
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Eukaryotic mRNAs are significantly modified. At the ___ end, a cap is added in the form of a ___ ___ that is attached in a ___ to ___ linkage to the ___ base of the transcript. This linkage is important for ___, performs a role in ___, and protects against ___ ___.
- 5' - modified GTP - 5' to 5' - first - recognition - translation - exonuclease degradation
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At the ___ end of eukaryotic mRNAs, a long sequence of ___ is added. This too plays a role in ___ and also provides a "buffer" against ___ ___. The longer the sequence of poly-A, the longer a transcript tends to ___.
- 3' - As - translation - exonuclease degradation - poly-A - exist
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___ is another modification that happens to eukaryotic mRNAs. Splicing also occurs to ___ and ___ in eukaryotes.
- Splicing - tRNAs - rRNAs
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Splicing involves removal of ___ ___ from RNA followed by ___ of ends. The removed sequences are called ___. The segments that make it into the final RNA are called ___.
- internal sequences - joining - introns - exons
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The only sequences common to all spliced RNAs are a ___ ___ at the ___ end of the intron and an ___ at the ___ end of the intron. A third sequence - an ___ residue surrounded by ___ also is common.
- GU sequence - 5' - AG - 3' - A - pyrimidines
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Protein/RNA complexes called ___ mediate the ___ process in higher eukaryotes. ___ contain small ___ ___ (___) and ___.
- snRNPs - splicing - snRNPs - nuclear RNAs (snRNAs) - proteins
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In splicing, the ___ of the A residue attacks the ___ of the phosphodiester bond at the ___ end of the intron, creating a 5'-2' bond (part of the ___ structure). Attack by the released 3' end of the ___ on the 3' end of the intron joins the two exon ends and releases the intron as a ___.
- hydroxyl - phosphate - 5' - lariat - Attack - exon - 3' - lariat
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In splicing, the ___ ___ forms base pairing with the ___ end of the ___ ___.
- U1 snRNA - 5' - intron sequence
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In splicing, the ___ ___ forms base pairs with the ___-___ region in the ___ and with the ___ of ___. Pairing with the intron forces outwards the '___' residue that attacks the ___.
- U2 snRNA - pyrimidine-rich - intron - snRNA - U6 - 'A' - phosphate
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Transcription factors assist ___ ___ __ in binding. For genes with a ___ ___, the transcription factor ___ binds first. It contains a subunit called ___ (___ ___ ___) that recognizes and binds to the ___ sequence.
- RNA polymerase II - TATA box - TFIID - TBP (TATA binding protein) - TATA

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