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Differential Gene Differential Gene ExpressionExpression
Differential Gene Differential Gene TranscriptionTranscription
What are the major differences between What are the major differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes?prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes?
Differential Gene Differential Gene TranscriptionTranscription
Differential Gene Differential Gene TranscriptionTranscription
Differential Gene Differential Gene TranscriptionTranscription
Differential Gene Differential Gene TranscriptionTranscription
PromotersPromoters
How do promoters How do promoters work?work?
EnhancerEnhancer
How is an enhancer different from a How is an enhancer different from a promoter?promoter? Activates use of promoterActivates use of promoter Activates promoters on same strandActivates promoters on same strand Doesn’t need to be adjacent to geneDoesn’t need to be adjacent to gene Doesn’t need to be upstreamDoesn’t need to be upstream
EnhancerEnhancer
How can one How can one identify presence identify presence of an enhancer?of an enhancer?
Why are they so Why are they so important?important?
Transcription FactorsTranscription Factors
What are the major structural What are the major structural domains of these molecules?domains of these molecules? DNA-binding domainDNA-binding domain Trans-activating domainTrans-activating domain Protein-protein interaction domainProtein-protein interaction domain
Transcription FactorsTranscription Factors
What is MITF?What is MITF?
DNADNA
DNA-binding domainDNA-binding domain
Protein-protein Protein-protein interaction domaininteraction domain
Trans-activating domainTrans-activating domain
Transcription FactorsTranscription Factors
Why is PAX6 such an important molecule?Why is PAX6 such an important molecule?
SilencersSilencers
What are silencers?What are silencers?
Transcriptional ControlTranscriptional Control
Of what value is Of what value is DNA methylation?DNA methylation?
How has this been How has this been demonstrated demonstrated experimentally?experimentally?
How does How does methylation work?methylation work?
Transcriptional ControlTranscriptional Control
What are insulators?What are insulators?
Transcriptional ControlTranscriptional Control
How does dosage How does dosage compensation compensation influence influence transcription?transcription?
What are Barr What are Barr bodies?bodies?
How does this relate How does this relate to calico cats?to calico cats?
RNA ProcessingRNA Processing
What is the difference between nRNA and What is the difference between nRNA and mRNA?mRNA?
RNA ProcessingRNA Processing
How is differential How is differential splicing of nRNA splicing of nRNA accomplished?accomplished?
What is the What is the difference between difference between genome and genome and proteome?proteome?
Translational ControlTranslational Control
What are some of the factors that influence What are some of the factors that influence gene expression at the level of translation?gene expression at the level of translation?
Translational ControlTranslational Control
Posttranslational RegulationPosttranslational Regulation
What is meant by this level of What is meant by this level of regulation?regulation?
How can it occur?How can it occur?
Controlling Gene ExpressionControlling Gene Expression
Controlling Gene ExpressionControlling Gene Expression
Controlling Gene ExpressionControlling Gene Expression
