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Exam 2 Proteins and Enzymes
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Biochemistry
Graduate
09/20/2012

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E. Coli RNA polymerase
Definition
Core enzyme
Sigma factor
Term
Core enzyme of RNA Polymerase
Definition
Alpha2BetaBeta
Responsible for 5' to 3' polymerase activity
Term
Sigma Factor
Definition
Recognize promoter and binds to Core enzyme to direct it to start site
Term
-10 Element
Definition
TATA Box
Essential for Txn
Term
-35 Element
Definition
TTGACA
High efficient txn
Term
RNA Polymerase I
Definition
Synthesizes mRNA for 5.8S, 18S, and 28S rRNA proteins from 45S Precursor
Term
RNA Polymerase II
Definition
Protein coding genes, snoRNA, miRNA, siRNA, and most snRNA
Term
RNA Polymerase III
Definition
tRNA genes, 5S rRNA genes, snRNA, other small RNA
Term
INR
Definition
Binds general txn factors
Py-Py-A-N-T/A-Py-Py
Term
TATA Box (Euk)
Definition
-25 Site
Bound by TFIID through TBP
Term
BRE
Definition
B recognition element
-35 site and 7 nt
Binds TFIIB
Term
DPE
Definition
Downstream promoter element
+30 nt
Term
GC Rich/CAAT Box
Definition
-40 and -110
Term
Promoter Proximal elements
Definition
UAS
Gene specific transcription factors bind
Regulate rate of transcription
Term
Enhancers
Definition
Short region of DNA that binds regulatory proteins to regulate levels of txn
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