BSC 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Eukaryotic Translation, Signal Transduction, Chromatin

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Dna sequences to which proteins bind to regulate transcription. 2 classes: promoter (aka basal promoter)- near transcription start site. 25-30 bp upstream from transcription start site: enhancers- variable in position & distance. Can be thousands of bp away from the gene. Function not dependent on distance or orientation from gene. Transcription factors- proteins that regulate transcription by binding to (cid:4) (cid:4) (cid:4) cis-sequences: basal factors- bind to the promoter, enhancer-binding transcription factors, activators (positive regulators, repressors (negative regulators) (cid:4) Complex of basal factors binds to the promoter & recruits rna polymerase. Not responsible for turning genes on/off (cid:4) (cid:4) (cid:4) Complexity of eukaryotic translation regulation is largely due to activator & repressor binding to enhancers (cid:4) (cid:4) Enhancers can be far away from gene regulated. Dna flexibility brings activator/repressor proteins in contact w/ basal factors. How do activators activate: recruit basal factors to the promoter, stabilize binding of rna polymerase, remodel chromatin to expose the promoter.

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