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the less condensed chromatin |
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the transcription-associated structural changes in chromatin |
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found in all eukaryotic cells & contain at least six core polypeptides that together remodel chromatin so that nucleosomes become more irregularly spaced |
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remodels chromatin in ways that complement & overlap the activity of SWI/SNF |
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a family of ATP-dependent remodeling enzymes |
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histone acetyltransferases (HATs) |
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enzymes that acetylate particular Lys residues |
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histone deacetylases (HDACs) |
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reduces the activity of acetylation of nucleosomes when transcription of a gene is no longer required; works as part of a general gene-silencing process that restores the chromatin to a transcriptionally inactive state |
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What is the relationship between enhancers & upstream activator sequences (UASs)? |
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The additional regulatory sequences, generally bound by transcription activators, are usually called ENHANCERS in higher eukaryotes & UASs in yeast |
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5 types of proteins whose binding is required for successful binding of active RNA polymerase II holoenzyme at one of its promoters |
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1. transcription activators 2. architectural regulators 3. chromatin modification & remodeling proteins 4. coactivators 5. basal transcription factors |
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high mobility group (HMG) |
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play an important structural role in chromatin remodeling & transcriptional activation |
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a major eukaryotic coactivator consisting of 20 to 30 or more polypeptides in a protein complex |
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What is the relationship between preinitiation complex (PIC) & TATA-binding protein (TBP)? |
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The first component to bind in the assembly of a PIC at the TATA box of a typical Pol II promoter is the TBP |
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hormone response elements (HREs) |
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a highly specific DNA sequence to which the hormone-receptor complex binds in order to act; alters gene expression |
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steroid receptor RNA activator (SRA) |
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a coactivator with which hormone receptors activate transcription; an ~700 nucleotide RNA |
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CRE-binding protein (CREB) |
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a nuclear protein that is phosphorylated by the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A |
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4 main mechanisms of translational regulation in eukaryotes |
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1. translation initiation factors are subject to phosphorylation by protein kinases 2. some proteins bind directly to mRNA & act as translational repressors, many of them binding at specific sites in the 3' untranslated region 3. binding proteins, present in eukaryotes form yeast to mammals, disrupt the interaction eIF4E & eIF4G 4. RNA-mediated regulation of gene expression often occurs at the level of translational repression |
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HCR (hemin-controlled repressor) |
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a protein kinase; gets activated to catalyze the phosphorylation of eIF2 |
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small temporal RNAs (stRNAs) |
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the many miRNAs that are present only transiently during development |
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all RNAs that do not encode proteins (including rRNAs & tRNAs) |
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constitutive gene expression |
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unvarying expression of a gene |
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regulated gene expression |
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for gene products whose cellular levels rise & fall in response to molecular signals |
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What is the relationship between inducible & induction? |
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Gene products that increase in concentration under particular molecular circumstances are referred to as INDUCIBLE; the process of increasing their expression is INDUCTION |
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What is the relationship between repressible & repression? |
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Gene products that decrease in concentration in response to a molecular signal are referred to as REPRESSIBLE, and the process is called REPRESSION |
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3 types of proteins that regulate transcription initiation by RNA polymerase |
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1. specificity factors 2. repressors 3. activators |
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regulation by means of a repressor protein that blocks transcription |
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a molecular signal which regulates repressor binding to DNA; usually is a small molecule or a protein that binds to the repressor & causes a conformational change |
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activators provide a molecular counterpoint to repressors by binding to DNA & enhancing the activity of RNA polymerase at a promoter |
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proteins that facilitate looping; bind to intervening sites & facilitate the looping of DNA |
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the gene cluster & promoter plus additional sequences that function together in regulation |
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2 DNA-binding motifs that play prominent roles in the binding of DNA by regulatory proteins |
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1. helix-turn-helix 2. zinc finger |
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the phenomenon through which appropriate regulation of different genes is accomplished by utilizing different combinations of a limited repertoire of transcription factors at each gene |
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