Flashcards: Gene Regulation in Multicellular Organisms — 10 cards

Gene regulation — levels?

DNA, RNA, and protein levels

Gene regulation — primary control point?

Transcription initiation

Transcription regulators — binding?

Recognize specific DNA sequences via α helices

Transcription factors — binding site?

Major groove of DNA

Operons — control?

Coordinate bacterial gene expression as a single mRNA

Operons — function?

Coordinate gene expression in bacteria

Chromatin modifications — types?

Histone acetylation and methylation

TADs — role?

Organize enhancer-promoter interactions

Master regulators — example?

Ey gene of eye development

DNA methylation — effect?

Represses gene expression at CpG sites