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transcription initiation

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controlling gene expression is often accomplished by controlling this

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regulatory proteins

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bind to DNA, influence binding of RNA Pol II to promoter
- gain access to bases of DNA at major groove
- possess DNA-binding motifs
- block transcription by preventing RNA Pol II from binding, or stimulating transcription by facilitating RNA Pol II binding to promoter

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prokaryotic organisms regulation

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regulate gene expression in response to their environment

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eukaryotic cells regulation

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regulate gene expression to maintain homeostasis

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eukaryotic - transcriptional regulation

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  • chromatin remodels to make genes accessible for transcription
  • regulatory events at gene’s promoter and regulatory sequences

*determines which genes are transcribed.

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eukaryotic - post-transcriptional regulation

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  • removal of masking proteins
  • variations in rate of mRNA breakdown
  • RNA interference

*determines types and availability of mRNAs to ribosomes

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eukaryotic - translational regulation

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  • variations in rate of initiation of protein synthesis

*determines rate at which proteins are made

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eukaryotic - posttranslational regulation

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  • variations in rate of protein processing
  • removal of masking segments
  • variations in rate of protein breakdown

*determines availability of finished proteins

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major groove of DNA

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  • within the major groove, nucleotides’ hydrogen bond donors and acceptors are accessible
  • unique accessibility patterns for each base pair combination enable proteins to read sequence without unwinding DNA
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DNA-binding motifs

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regions of regulatory proteins which bind to DNA

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helix-turn-helix motif

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two alpha-helical segments linked by a non-helical segment

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homeodomain

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a special class of helix-turn-helix which is critical in eukaryotic development

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zinc finger motif

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several forms, use zinc atoms to coordinate DNA binding

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leucine zipper motif

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dimerization motif in which a region in one subunit interacts with similar region on other subunit to form zipper-like connection

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prokaryotic regulation - transcription initiation

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positive control: increases frequency of initiation -> activators enhance RNA Pol II binding to promoter

negative control: decreases frequency of initiation -> repressors bind to operators that prevent or decrease initiation frequency

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operators

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regulatory sites on DNA

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effector molecules

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can act on both repressors and activators

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operons

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genes involved in the same metabolic pathway

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induction

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(prokaryotes) enzymes for a certain path are produced in response to a substrate

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repression

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(prokaryotes) capable of making an enzyme but does not

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lac operon

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  • encodes proteins necessary for the use of lactose as an energy source

beta-galactosidase - lacZ
permease - lacY
transacetylase - lacA

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lacI

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lac repressor -> gene for lac repressor is linked to the rest of the lac operon

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lac operon (negative regulation)

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negatively regulated by a repressor protein
- lac repressor binds to operator to block transcription
- in the presence of lactose, allolactose (inducer) binds to repressor protein
- repressor can no longer bind to the operator so transcription proceeds

*in absence of lactose, lac operon expressed at a very low level

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glucose repression

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mechanism for the preferential use of glucose in the presence of other sugars (ex: lactose)
- glucose used first, then lactose

  • mechanism involves activator protein that stimulates transcription
  • CAP (catabolic activator protein) is an allosteric protein with cAMP as effector
  • level of cAMP in cells is reduced in the presence of glucose so that no stimulation of transcription from CAP-response operons takes place
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induce exclusion
presence of glucose inhibits transport of lactose into cell
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trp operon
encodes genes for biosynthesis of tryptophan - the operon is not expressed when the cell contains sufficient tryptophan - operon is expressed when tryptophan levels are low
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trp repressor
helix-turned-helix protein that binds to the operator site located adjacent to trp promoter
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negative regulation of trp operon by trp repressor protein
- trp repressor binds to operator to block transcription - binding of repressor to operator requires a corepressor which is tryptophan (operator is repressed) when tryptophan levels fall, the repressor can't bind to the operator (operator is depressed vs. being induced)
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tryptophan binding
*alters repressor conformation - tryptophan binding increases distance between two recognition helices - repressor can then fit snugly into two adjacent partitions of major groove in DNA
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eukaryotic transcription control
more complex than prokaryotes
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eukaryotic regulation vs prokaryotic regulation
- eukaryotic DNA organized into chromatin which complicates protein-DNA interaction - transcription occurs in nucleus; translation in cytoplasm - amount of DNA involved in regulating eukaryotic genes is much larger
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transcription factor nomenclature
TF + roman numeral of which RNA polymerase (ex: TFIID - transcription factor RNA Pol II D)
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general transcription factors
- necessary for assembly of a transcription apparatus and recruitment of RNA Pol II to a promoter - TFIID recognizes TATA box sequence after TFIID binds, TFIIE, TFIIF, TFIIA, TFIIB, and TFIIH bind; along with many transcription associated factors *this complex can initiate synthesis at basal level
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specific transcription factors
- act in a tissue specific or time-dependent manner to stimulate higher levels of transcription than the basal level - each factor consists of a DNA-binding domain and a separate activating domain that interacts with the transcription apparatus
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promoters
- form binding sites for general transcription factors - mediate binding of RNA Pol II to the promoter
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enhancers
- are the binding site of specific transcription factors - act over large distances by bending DNA to form loop to position enhancer closer to promoter
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coactivators
- required for function of transcription factors - same coactivator can be used with multiple transcription factors (number of coactivators is less than transcription factors)
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mediators
- required for function of transcription factors - essential to some but not all transcription factors
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transcription complex
- nearly every eukaryotic gene represents a unique case - almost all genes that are transcribed by RNA Pol II need the same suite of general factors to assemble an initiation complex - ultimate level of transcription depends on specific transcription factors that make up the transcription complex
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eukaryotic chromatin structure
- DNA wound around histone proteins to form nucleosomes - nucleosomes and histones complicate the process of transcription (restricts access of the transcription machinery to the DNA) - chromatin structure is selectively modulated to allow transcription
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epigenetic alterations
- alterations in chromatin structure are thought to be the basis for heritable changes in phenotype (not due to changes in DNA sequence) - epigenetic alterations must persist in the absence of the initiating stimulus; must be inherited through cell division
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chromatin modifications
DNA methylation and X-chromosome inactivation
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DNA methylation
high levels of DNA methylation correlate with inactive genes - allele specific gene expression seen in genomic imprinting is at least partially due to DNA methylation
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X-chromosome inactivation
-mammalian females inactivate one X chromosome as a form of dosage compensation - long noncoding RNA called X-inactivation-specific transcript (Xist) coats the entire inactive X chromosome, leading to histone modification
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histone modifications
affects chromatin structure - four possible histones can be modified - acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation are all possible modifications
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acetylation
generally correlated with active sites of transcription
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histone acetylases (HATs)
- some transcription coactivators have been shown to be HATs - transcription is increased by removing higher order chromatin structure that would prevent transcription
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histone deacetylases (HDACs)
remove acetyl groups from histones
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posttranscriptional regulation
control of gene expression usually involves the control of transcription initiation
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post transcriptional gene expression control mechanisms
small RNAs (miRNAs and siRNAS, alternative splicing, RNA editing, mRNA degradation
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small RNAs
- lin-4 mutant alters developmental timing in C. elegans - lin-4 doesn't encode a protein product; instead it encodes two small RNA molecules - lin-4 RNA acts as a transcriptional repressor of an mRNA - first discovered miRNA; many found subsequently (currently 1881 known human miRNA sequences)
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miRNA
micro-RNA - production begins with RNA Pol II producing a transcript called pri-miRNA - miRNA folds back on itself to form a stem and loop structure which is cleaved by Drosha to form pre-miRNA - pre-miRNA exported from the nucleus and cleaved by Dicer to produce a short double-stranded RNA containing the miRNA
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RNA induced silencing complex
- miRNA loaded into a protein complex called an RNA induced silencing complex (RISC) - RISC includes the RNA-binding protein Ago which interacts with the miRNA - RISC is targeted to repress the expression of genes based on sequence complementary to the miRNA (complementary region usually in 3' untranslated region of genes)
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siRNA
- RNA interference refers to small RNA gene silencing, involves the production of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) - production similar to miRNAs but siRNAs arise from long double-stranded RNA - dicer cuts yield multiple siRNAs which are loaded into RISC - target mRNA is cleaved by siRNA containing RISC
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other roles of small RNA
- protecting the genome (evolutionary origin of small RNAs show pathway for this) - RNA silencing pathways have been implicated in the formation of heterochromatin in different organisms
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difference between miRNA and siRNA
- miRNA repress genes different from their origin - endogenous siRNA repress genes they were derived from
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alternative splicing
tissue specific ex: same gene makes calcitonin in the thyroid and calcitonin-gene related peptide (CGRP) in the hypothalamus
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RNA editing
- editing of mature mRNA transcripts can produce an altered mRNA that is not truly encoded in the genome - in mammals, RNA editing involves chemical modification of a base to change its base pairing properties ex: the mRNA for the serotonin receptor is edited at multiple sites to produce 12 different isoforms of the protein
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