Biochemistry 2280A Study Guide - Final Guide: Homeobox, Leucine Zipper, Zinc Finger

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How transcriptional switches work: coli mostly studied, but many of the same principles apply to eukaryotic cells also. However, the enormous complexity of gene regulation in higher organisms, combined with the packaging of their dna into chromatin, creates special challenges and some novel opportunities for control. In addition to the promoter, nearly all genes, whether bacterial or eukaryotic, have regulatory dna sequences that are used to switch the gene on and off. Regulatory dna sequences: some regulatory dna sequences are as short as 10 nucleotide airs and act as simple gene switches that respond to a single signal, such simple switches predominate in bacteria. It is the combination of the dna sequence and its associated protein molecules that act as the switch to control transcription. In most cases the proteins inert in the major groove of the dna helix and makes a series of contacts with the base pairs.

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