Multiple Choice
Which of the following functions are characteristic of general transcription factors in eukaryotes?
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13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
Overview of Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
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Which of the following regulatory elements stimulate transcription in eukaryotic cells?
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Silencers
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Enhancers
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Insulators
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Promoters
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Understand the role of each regulatory element in eukaryotic transcription: Silencers, Enhancers, Insulators, and Promoters.
Recall that silencers are DNA sequences that repress or decrease transcription by binding repressor proteins.
Recognize that enhancers are DNA sequences that increase or stimulate transcription by binding activator proteins, often acting at a distance from the promoter.
Know that insulators function as boundary elements that block the interaction between enhancers and promoters, preventing inappropriate gene activation.
Identify promoters as sequences where RNA polymerase and general transcription factors bind to initiate transcription, but they do not stimulate transcription beyond the basal level like enhancers do.
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