Biol 568 Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics

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Biol 568 Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics

Chapter 9: Transcription

Fig 9.1 Overview of Transcription

Overview of Transcription

Basic Questions Regarding Transcription

Transcription occurs by base pairing of unpaired DNA

Fig 9.4 General nature of transcription

Fig 9.5 Transcription ěbubbleî

Stages of Transcription

Fig. 9.6 Three stages of transcription

Bacterial RNA Pol structure

Phosphodiester bond formation

Phosphodiester bond formation

Chapter 9: Transcription

Fig 9.16 Eubacterial RNA Pol subunits

Eubacterial RNA Pol Subunits

RNA Pol Functions

Other RNA Pol of importance

RNA Pol Binding

Fig 9.19 RNA Pol binding

Fig 9.19 RNA Pol binding

Fig 9.20 RNA Pol bound to promoter

Fig 9.20 RNA Pol bound to promoter

Fig 9.11 RNA Pol bound to promoter

RNA Pol in bacterial cell

Fig 9.12 RNA Pol distribution in cell

How does RNA Pol find promoters?

How does RNA Pol find promoters?

Fig 9.23 Random diffusion to promoter

Fig 9.24 Random displacement

Fig 9.25 Sliding along DNA to promoter

Promoter recognition

Consensus Sequences

Fig 9.27 Typical promoter

Analysis of proteins binding to DNA

Principle of DNA Footprinting

Fig 9.29 DNA Footprinting

Fig 9.29 Footprinting

Fig 9.30 RNA Pol binding to promoter

DNA Supercoiling

Fig 9.31 Supercoils generated in transcription

Chapter 9: Transcription

Two modes of termination in bacteria

Fig 9.27 Intrinsic Terminators

Rho dependent terminators

Fig 9.48 Rho-dependent terminator

Fig 9.49 Model for Rho action

Fig 9.49 Model for Rho action

Chapter 9: Transcription

Alternative Sigma Factors

Sigma Factors control Initiation

Alternative Sigma Factors

Alternative Sigma Factors

Fig 9.33 E. coli Sigma Factors

Alternative Sigma Factors

Alternative Sigma Factors

Alternative Sigma Factors

Fig 9.36 Conserved regions of s70

Fig 9.37 s70 binding to -10 region

Alternative s Factors in B.subtilis

B. subtilis s factors

B. subtilis s factors

B. subtilis s factors

Fig 9.41 Txn of phage SPO1

Phage SPO1 Transcription Cascade

Sporulation s factor cascade

Sporulation s factor cascade

PPT Slide

Fig 9.44 s factor cascade in sporulation

Fig 9.45 s factor cascade in sporulation Criss-cross of regulation coordinates timing

Chapter 9:Transcription

Biol 568 Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics

Chapter 10: The Operon

Trans and Cis-acting Elements

Negative and Positive Regulation

Fig 10.2 Coordinate control of structural genes - Negative control

Negative Control

Fig 10.1 Coordinate control of structural genes - Positive control

Positive Control

Chapter 10: The Operon

Regulation of Operons

Fig 10.3 Lac Operon

Fig 10.3 Lac Operon

Regulation of lac Operon

Fig 10.5 Repressor and RNA Pol binding sites

Lac Repressor

Control of Repressor Activity

Lac Operon as Model

Chapter 10: The Operon

Fig 10.6 Lac Operon Induction

Repressor Activity

Modulating Repressor Activity

Fig 10.7 Lac operon regulation

Fig 10.8 Lac operon regulation

Regulation of Operons

Regulation of Operons

Mutational Analysis

Mutational Analysis

Mutations in the Operator

Fig 10.9 Oc Mutation

Oc Mutation

Lac I- Mutation

Lac I- Mutation

Other Lac I- Mutations

Dominant Negatives

Other Lac I- Mutations

Structure of operator

Repressor Action

Fig 10.14 Repressor-Inducer binding Two Models:

Fig 10.15 Lac repressor structure

Fig 10.16 Lac repressor structure

PPT Slide

Fig 10.18 Inducer changes repressor structure

Locations of mutations in lactose repressor

Chapter 10: The Operon

Repressor binds to operators

Repressor binds to operators

Repressor binds to looped DNA

Repressor interacts with RNA Pol

Repressor interacts with RNA Pol

Repressor is always bound to DNA

Repressor is always bound to DNA

Lac repressor binding

Induction changes repressor distribution

Chapter 10: The Operon

Author: Alan H. Christensen

Home Page: http://mason.gmu.edu/~achriste/568Webpage.html

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