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Transcript of Gene Regulation Slides
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/interactives/regulating-genes/index.html
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/lacoperon.html
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Lac_operon&video_id=217174
Warmup
• What are the 4 levels of protein structure?• What are 2 reasons why proteins are
important?• Factor 8 is a blood clotting protein that most
hemophiliacs lack. How would you make and purify large quantities of factor 8?
Do you have the same DNA in all of your cells?
Yes! All cells from an organism has the same DNA.
How is it possible that we have different types of cells? (What makes these cells
different?)
What makes these cells different?
Proteins make cells look different. In different types of cells, some proteins are made and other proteins are not made, changing their phenotype.
Hint: DNA RNA Transcription
Translation Protei
n
What makes these cells different?
Transcription
Translation Protei
nRNA
Phenotype
(Gene)
Genotype
Gene On Protein/Phenotype
Gene Off
DNA
No Protein
How do cells control what protein is made and what protein is not made?
Cells control the process gene expression (how proteins are made from DNA ) by gene regulation (how some genes get turned on and other genes get turned off).
ProteinGene Regulator
Gene regulation allows for cell differentiation (when cells only express certain proteins to help them perform a specific function).
Interactive: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/interactives/regulating-genes/index.html
The lac operon regulates genes by turning on the genes to digest lactose only when there is lactose around it.
lac operon animation
Lac operon video 2
Gene regulation in Prokaryotes
An operon is a link of genes that code for proteins that perform a similar function
General diagram of lac operon
Diagram of lac operon when lactose is NOT present
Diagram of lac operon when lactose IS present
Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
Gene regulation in eukaryotes is complex! It can occur at different steps along the gene expression process.
Regulation of DNA PackingWhen DNA is tightly wrapped in chromatin,
RNA polymerase cannot bind to transcribe the gene.
Ex: X chromosome inactivation
Oswald and Sisters!
Initiation of TranscriptionSimilar to how prokaryotes regulate transcription.
- Has regulator genes that code for activator proteins (Turn on) and repressor proteins (Turn off) to bind operator
- Usually one promoter and operator for each gene. (few operons)- Uses transcription factors to help RNA polymerase transcribe
RNA Processing and Breakdown
Alternative splicing is when different exons are cut to form the mRNA making different proteins from the same gene
Regulation of Translation
mRNA gets degraded before it is translated to a protein
Protein Alteration and Breakdown
Proteins can be cut or degraded
Why Regulate Genes?