BIOLOGY 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Prokaryote, Nuclear Membrane
REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION
● GENE EXPRESSION: process of turning on a gene to produce RNA and protein
● The primary method to control what type of protein and how much of each protein is
expressed in a prokaryotic cell is the regulation of DNA transcription
● In eukaryotic cells, the DNA is contained inside the cell’s nucleus and there it is
transcribed into RNA
● The processes of transcription and translation are physically separated by the nuclear
membrane; transcription occurs w/in the nucleus and translation occurs only outside the
nucleus in the cytoplasm
● EPIGENETIC level: regulation may occur when the DNA is uncoiled and loosened from
nucleosomes to bind transcription factors
● TRANSCRIPTIONAL level: when the RNA is transcribed
● TRANSLATIONAL level: when the RNA is transcribed into a protein
● POST-TRANSLATIONAL level: after the protein’s made
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Document Summary
Gene expression: process of turning on a gene to produce rna and protein. The primary method to control what type of protein and how much of each protein is expressed in a prokaryotic cell is the regulation of dna transcription. In eukaryotic cells, the dna is contained inside the cell"s nucleus and there it is transcribed into rna. The processes of transcription and translation are physically separated by the nuclear membrane; transcription occurs w/in the nucleus and translation occurs only outside the nucleus in the cytoplasm. Epigenetic level: regulation may occur when the dna is uncoiled and loosened from nucleosomes to bind transcription factors. Transcriptional level: when the rna is transcribed. Translational level: when the rna is transcribed into a protein.