Regulation of Gene Expression
1. List the components of an operon and describe their function in regulating gene expression.
2. Explain the terms: positive control, negative control, catabolic repression, negative corepression, attenuation, constitutive gene, inducible gene and gratuitous inducer.
3. State the functions of b-galactosidase and adenyl cyclase.
4. List three ways of regulating eukaryotic gene expression by alteration of gene content or rearrangement.
5. List three ways of regulating eukaryotic gene expression at the level of transcription.
6. Define the terms cis-acting and trans-acting.
7. List three types of domains that a trans-acting element may need for activity.
8. Describe three motifs that a trans-acting element might use for DNA-binding.
9. Describe three types of cis-acting elements used in regulating eukaryotic gene expression.
© Dr. Noel Sturm 2004