Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Reading Frame, Silent Mutation, Indel

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Operator short binding regulatory dna sequence in operon to turn on/off gene. Repressors/activators control 1 operon: repressor reduces transcription, activator increases transcription, e. coli metabolism of lactose: inducible lac operon. No lactose (normal: lac repressor electrostatically (+ and charges on double helix; not base pairing) bind to operator. Often proteins that bind to dna bind as a dimer and stabilizes looped out dna. Block rna polymerase from binding to promoter and transcribing. When lactose is present, lac operon is turned on: lactose + low levels of -galactosidase allolactose (isomer of lactose, allolactose is an inducer (help increase expression) for lac operon. Binds to lac repressor and alter its conformation so it can no longer bind to operator. Rna polymerase can then bind to promoter upstream of laz z and start transcription. Not translated since there is no sd box, start and stop codon. Amino > trp > carboxyl: likely effect of base sequence substitutions in various dna signals.

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1.) What type of control best describes the lac operon when it is regulated by allolactose? Explain the features of this type of regulation using the lac operon as an example.

2.) What is positive gene regulation?

a) when an activator protein binds to the operator of a gene to turn expression off

b) when a repressor protein binds to the operator of a gene to turn expression off

c) when an activator protein binds to the operator of a gene to turn expression on

d) when a repressor protein binds to the operator of a gene to turn expression on

e) when a protein binds to DNA to change gene expression

3.) In the lactose operon of E. coli, what is the function of each of the following genes or sites: a) regulator, b) operator, c) promoter, d) structural gene Z and e) structural gene Y?

a) regulator gene

b) operator

c) promoter

d) structural gene Z

e) structural gene Y

4.) In a negative, repressible regulatory mechanism, transcription of the structural gene(s) occurs in

a) the presence of the co-repressor, but not in its absence.

b) the absence of the co-repressor, but not in its presence.

c) the presence of the inducer, but not in its absence.

d) the absence of the inducer but not in its presence.

e) the absence or presence of the co-repressor.

What are answers and can you explain them to me?

1. The lac operon of E. coli controls the expression of genes that code for enzymes involved in lactose metabolism. The operon system is inducible in that it can be âturned onâ by the presence of lactose. Mutations to various regions of the lac operon have been discovered which affect both the control of gene expression and the function of the gene products.

These mutations include:

I ^- = produces a repressor protein that can not bind to the operator region

I ^s = produces a repressor protein that can not be removed from the operator region

O ^C = can not bind a repressor protein

Z ^- = produces a defective (non-functioning) Î²-galactosidase enzyme

( I^- are recessive to I⁺; I⁺ recessive to I^S )

Detail the functionality of the lac

operon under the following genetic and cellular conditions.

GENES	Lactose present	Repressed (yes/no)	Constitutive (yes/no)	Inducible (yes/no)
I + O + Z +	no
I + O C Z +	no
I S O + Z +	yes
I - O + Z +	yes
I S O C Z +	no

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1 DNA sequences found in introns provide [A] amino acid sequence information.

[B] regulatory information.
[C] no known useful information.

[D] structure for the gene.
[E] alternative DNA splicing possibilities.

3. The TATA box is a(n)
[A] sequence close to the promoter region of many genes.
[B] square-shaped sequence.
[C] enhancer consensus sequence.
[D] activator sequence necessary for proper translation.
[E] None of the above

5. Regarding genes and gene expression, which of the following is not a difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
[A] Eukaryotic DNA does not contain a TATA box close to the initiation site as does prokaryotic DNA.

[B] In eukaryotes, RNA polymerase requires

'transcription factors'or initiation.

[C] Prokaryotic genes are often grouped together in

operons.

[D] In eukaryotes, the regulation of several genes at once requires common control elements in each of the genes.
[E] There is a diversity of eukaryotic polymerases that is reflected in the diversity of eukaryotic promoters.

10) In eukaryotic cells, a repressor

[A] is made of DNA.
[B] binds to the enhancer region to block transcription. [

C] is located both upstream and downstream from the promoter.
[D] binds to the operator to block RNA polymerase.

[E] binds to a silencer to reduce transcription rates.

Coordinated regulation of genes in eukaryotic cells [A] is the result of positioning the same regulatory sequence in front of each gene.
[B] results from all of those genes being under the control of one promoter.

[C] occurs because related genes all have the same

operons.
[D] occurs because enhancers cause DNA to bend.

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