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Chapter 18 Regulation Click to add of textGene Expression PowerPoint® Lecture Presentations for Biology Eighth Edition Neil Campbell and Jane Reece Lectures by Chris Romero, updated by Erin Barley with contributions from Joan Sharp Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Overview: Conducting Gene Expression • Prokaryotes and eukaryotes alter gene expression in response to their changing environment. • In multicellular eukaryotes, gene expression regulates development and is responsible for differences in cell types. • RNA molecules play many roles in regulating gene expression in eukaryotes. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Precursor Feedback inhibition trpE gene Enzyme 1 trpD gene Regulation of gene expression Enzyme 2 trpC gene trpB gene Enzyme 3 trpA gene Tryptophan (a) Regulation of enzyme activity (b) Regulation of enzyme production Operons: The Basic Concept • A cluster of functionally related genes can be under coordinated control by a single on-off “switch.” • The regulatory “switch” is a segment of DNA called an operator usually positioned within the promoter. • An operon is the entire stretch of DNA that includes the operator, the promoter, and the genes that they control. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings • The operon can be switched off by a protein repressor - blocks transcription. • The repressor prevents gene transcription as it binds to the operator and blocks RNA polymerase. • The repressor is the product of a separate regulatory gene. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings • The repressor can be in an active or inactive form, depending on the presence of other molecules. • A corepressor is a molecule that cooperates with a repressor protein to switch an operon off. • For example, E. coli can synthesize the amino acid tryptophan Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings • By default the trp operon is on and the genes for tryptophan synthesis are transcribed. • When tryptophan is abundantly present, it binds to the trp repressor protein, which turns the operon off. • The trp operon is a repressible operon: turned off, repressed, if tryptophan levels are high. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings trp Operon - Repressible Promoter trp operon Promoter Genes of operon DNA trpR Regulatory gene mRNA 5 Protein trpE 3 Operator Start codon mRNA 5 RNA polymerase Inactive repressor E trpD trpC trpB trpA B A Stop codon D C Polypeptide subunits that make up enzymes for tryptophan synthesis (a) Tryptophan absent, repressor inactive, operon on. DNA No RNA made mRNA Active repressor Protein Tryptophan (corepressor) (b) Tryptophan present, repressor active, operon off. Repressible and Inducible Operons: Two Types of Negative Gene Regulation • A repressible operon is one that is usually on; binding of a repressor to the operator shuts off transcription. The trp operon is a repressible operon. • An inducible operon is one that is usually off; a molecule called an inducer inactivates the repressor and turns on transcription. The lac operon is an inducible operon. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Regulatory gene Promoter lacZ lacI DNA No RNA made 3 mRNA RNA polymerase 5 Active repressor Protein (a) lac Operon - inducible Operator Lactose absent, repressor active, operon off. lac operon DNA lacI 3 mRNA 5 (b) lacY -Galactosidase Permease lacA RNA polymerase mRNA 5 Protein Allolactose inducer lacZ Transacetylase Inactive repressor Lactose present, repressor inactive, operon on. Negative Gene Regulation • Inducible enzymes usually function in catabolic pathways; their synthesis is induced by a chemical signal. • Repressible enzymes usually function in anabolic pathways; their synthesis is repressed by high levels of the end product. • Regulation of the trp and lac operons involves negative control of genes because operons are switched off by the active form of the repressor. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Positive Gene Regulation • Some operons are also subject to positive control through a stimulatory protein, such as catabolite activator protein (CAP), an activator of transcription. • When glucose (a preferred food source of E. coli) is scarce, CAP is activated by binding with cyclic AMP. • Activated CAP attaches to the promoter of the lac operon and increases the affinity of RNA polymerase -- accelerating transcription. • When glucose levels increase, CAP detaches from the lac operon, and transcription returns to a normal rate. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Positive Gene Regulation Promoter Operator DNA lacI lacZ RNA polymerase binds and transcribes CAP-binding site Active CAP cAMP Inactive lac repressor Inactive CAP Allolactose (a) Lactose present, glucose scarce (cAMP level high): abundant lac mRNA synthesized Promoter DNA lacI CAP-binding site Inactive CAP Operator lacZ RNA polymerase less likely to bind Inactive lac repressor (b) Lactose present, glucose present (cAMP level low): little lac mRNA synthesized Eukaryotic Differential Gene Expression • Almost all the cells in an organism are genetically identical. • Differences between cell types result from differential gene expression, the expression of different genes by cells with the same genome. • Errors in gene expression can lead to diseases including cancer. • Gene expression is regulated at many stages. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Signal Eukaryotic Differential Gene Expression NUCLEUS Chromatin Chromatin modification DNA Gene available for transcription Gene Transcription RNA Exon Primary transcript Intron RNA processing Tail Cap mRNA in nucleus Transport to cytoplasm CYTOPLASM mRNA in cytoplasm Degradation of mRNA Translatio n Polypeptide Protein processing Active protein Degradation of protein Transport to cellular destination Cellular function Regulation of Chromatin Structure: Histone Modifications Affect Transcription • Chemical modifications to histones and DNA of chromatin influence both chromatin structure and gene expression. • In histone acetylation, acetyl groups are attached to positively charged lysines in histone tails. This loosens chromatin structure, thereby promoting the initiation of transcription. • The addition of methyl groups is called DNA methylation. Methlylation tends to condense chromatin thereby restricting transcription. • The addition of phosphate groups (phosphorylation) next to a methylated amino acid can loosen chromatin. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Histone Modifications Histone tails Acetylation Promotes Transcription DNA double helix Amino acids available for chemical modification (a) Histone tails protrude outward from a nucleosome. Unacetylated histones Acetylated histones (b) Acetylation of histone tails promotes structure that permits transcription. loose chromatin DNA Methylation - Reduces Transcription • DNA methylation, the addition of methyl groups to certain bases in DNA, is associated with reduced transcription in some species. • DNA methylation can cause long-term inactivation of genes in cellular differentiation. • In genomic imprinting, methylation regulates expression of either the maternal or paternal alleles of certain genes at the start of development. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Epigenetic Inheritance • Although the chromatin modifications just discussed do not alter DNA sequence, they may be passed to future generations of cells. • The inheritance of traits transmitted by mechanisms not directly involving the nucleotide sequence is called epigenetic inheritance. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Organization of a Typical Eukaryotic Gene • Chromatin-modifying enzymes provide initial control of gene expression by making a region of DNA either more or less able to bind the transcription machinery. • Associated with most eukaryotic genes are control elements, segments of noncoding DNA that help regulate transcription by binding certain proteins. • Control elements and the proteins they bind are critical to the precise regulation of gene expression in different cell types. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Control Elements = Transcription Factors Enhancer distal control elements Poly-A signal sequence Termination region Proximal control elements Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon DNA Upstream Downstream Promoter Primary RNA 5 transcript Transcription Exon Intron Exon Intron Exon RNA processing Cleaved 3 end of primary transcript Poly-A signal Intron RNA Coding segment mRNA 3 5 Cap 5 UTR Start codon Stop codon 3 UTR Poly-A tail Enhancers and Specific Transcription Factors • Proximal control elements are located close to the promoter. • Distal control elements, groups of which are called enhancers, may be far away from a gene or even located in an intron. • An activator is a protein that binds to an enhancer and stimulates transcription of a gene. • Bound activators cause mediator proteins to interact with proteins at the promoter. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Promoter Activators DNA Enhancer Distal control element Gene TATA box General transcription factors DNA-bending protein Group of mediator proteins RNA polymerase II RNA polymerase II Transcription initiation complex RNA synthesis Coordinately Controlled Genes in Eukaryotes • Unlike the genes of a prokaryotic operon, each of the coordinately controlled eukaryotic genes has a promoter and control elements. • These genes can be scattered over different chromosomes, but each has the same combination of control elements. • Copies of the activators recognize specific control elements and promote simultaneous transcription of the genes. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Mechanisms of Post-Transcriptional Regulation • Transcription alone does not account for gene expression. Regulatory mechanisms can operate at various stages after transcription. • These mechanisms allow a cell to rapidly response to environmental changes by using: Alternative RNA Processing mRNA Degradation Initiation of Translation Protein Processing and Degradation Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Alternative RNA Processing Exons DNA Troponin T gene Primary RNA transcript RNA splicing mRNA or Proteasome - Protein Degradation Ubiquitin Proteasome Protein to be degraded Ubiquitinated protein Proteasome and ubiquitin to be recycled Protein entering a proteasome Protein fragments (peptides) Modifiers of Translation Hairpin miRNA Hydrogen bond Dicer miRNA 5 3 (a) Primary miRNA transcript mRNA degraded miRNAprotein complex Translation blocked (b) Generation and function of miRNAs • The inhibition of gene expression by RNA molecules is called RNA interference (RNAi). • RNAi is caused by small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). • siRNAs play a role in heterochromatin formation and can block large regions of the chromosome. • Small RNAs may also block transcription of specific genes. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings A program of differential gene expression leads to the different cell types in a multicellular organism • During embryonic development, a fertilized egg gives rise to many different cell types. • Cell types are organized successively into tissues, organs, organ systems, and the whole organism. • Gene expression orchestrates the developmental programs of animals. • Embryonic Development: The transformation from zygote to adult results from cell division, cell differentiation, and morphogenesis. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 18-14 (a) Fertilized eggs of a frog (b) Newly hatched tadpole Cytoplasmic Determinants and Inductive Signals Affect Gene Expression • An egg’s cytoplasm contains RNA, proteins, and other substances that are distributed unevenly in the unfertilized egg. • Cytoplasmic determinants are maternal substances in the egg that influence early development. • As the zygote divides by mitosis, cells contain different cytoplasmic determinants, which lead to different gene expression. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Differential Gene Expression Unfertilized egg cell Sperm Nucleus Fertilization Two different cytoplasmic determinants Zygote NUCLEUS Signal transduction pathway Mitotic cell division Signal receptor Signal molecule (inducer) Two-celled embryo (a) Cytoplasmic Early embryo (32 cells) determinants in the egg (b) Induction Signals by nearby cells MyoD Protein - Muscle Cell Differentiation Nucleus Master regulatory gene myoD Embryonic precursor cell Other muscle-specific genes DNA Myoblast (determined) OFF OFF mRNA OFF MyoD protein (transcription factor) mRNA MyoD Part of a muscle fiber (fully differentiated cell) mRNA Another transcription factor mRNA mRNA Myosin, other muscle proteins, and cell cycle– blocking proteins Pattern Formation: Setting Up the Body Plan • Pattern formation is the development of a spatial organization of tissues and organs. • In animals, pattern formation begins with the establishment of the major axes. • Positional information, the molecular cues that control pattern formation, tells a cell its location relative to the body axes and to neighboring cells. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Head Pattern Formation in Drosophila fruit fly Thorax Abdomen 0.5 mm BODY AXES Dorsal Anterior Left Right Posterior Ventral (a) Adult Follicle cell 1 Egg cell developing within ovarian follicle Nucleus Egg cell Nurse cell Egg shell 2 Unfertilized egg Depleted nurse cells Fertilization Laying of egg 3 Fertilized egg Embryonic development 4 Segmented embryo 0.1 mm Body segments Hatching 5 Larval stage (b) Development from egg to larva Biocid Protein Affects Polarity Development EXPERIMENT Tail Head T T 1 T 2A1 3 A2 A6 A3 A4 A5 A8 A7 Wild-type larva Tail Tail A8 A8 A7 A6 A7 Mutant larva (bicoid) RESULTS 100 µm Bicoid mRNA in mature unfertilized egg Fertilization, translation Anterior end of bicoid Bicoid protein in early mRNA embryo CONCLUSION Nurse cells Egg bicoid mRNA Developing egg Bicoid mRNA in mature unfertilized egg Bicoid protein in early embryo • The bicoid research is important for three reasons: – It identified a specific protein required for some early steps in pattern formation. – It increased understanding of the mother’s role in embryo development. – It demonstrated a key developmental principle that a gradient of molecules can determine polarity and position in the embryo. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Types of Genes Associated with Cancer • The gene regulation systems that go wrong during cancer are the very same systems involved in embryonic development. • Cancer can be caused by mutations to genes that regulate cell growth and division. • Tumor viruses can cause cancer in animals including humans. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Oncogenes and Proto-Oncogenes • Oncogenes are cancer-causing genes. • Proto-oncogenes are the corresponding normal cellular genes that are responsible for normal cell growth and division. • Conversion of a proto-oncogene to an oncogene can lead to abnormal stimulation of the cell cycle. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Proto-ongogene to Ongogene Proto-oncogene DNA Translocation or transposition: Point mutation: Gene amplification: within a control element New promoter Normal growthstimulating protein in excess Oncogene Normal growth-stimulating protein in excess Normal growthstimulating protein in excess within the gene Oncogene Hyperactive or degradationresistant protein Tumor-Suppressor Genes • Tumor-suppressor genes help prevent uncontrolled cell growth. • Mutations that decrease protein products of tumor-suppressor genes may contribute to cancer onset. • Tumor-suppressor proteins: Repair damaged DNA & control cell adhesion. Inhibit the cell cycle in the cell-signaling pathway. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The Multistep Model of Cancer Development • Multiple mutations are generally needed for full-fledged cancer; thus the incidence increases with age. • At the DNA level, a cancerous cell is usually characterized by at least one active oncogene and the mutation of several tumor-suppressor genes. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Multi-Step Model of Cancer Development Colon EFFECTS OF MUTATIONS 1 Loss of tumorsuppressor gene Colon wall APC (or other) Normal colon epithelial cells 4 Loss of tumor-suppressor gene p53 2 Activation of ras oncogene Small benign growth (polyp) 3 Loss of tumor-suppressor gene DCC 5 Additional mutations Larger benign growth (adenoma) Malignant tumor (carcinoma) Review Genes expressed Genes not expressed Promoter Operator Genes Fig. 18-UN2 Active repressor: no inducer present Inactive repressor: inducer bound Regulation of Gene Expression Chromatin modification • Genes in highly compacted chromatin are generally not transcribed. • Histone acetylation seems to loosen chromatin structure, enhancing transcription. • DNA methylation generally reduces transcription. Transcription • Regulation of transcription initiation: DNA control elements bind specific transcription factors. Bending of the DNA enables activators to contact proteins at the promoter, initiating transcription. • Coordinate regulation: Enhancer for liver-specific genes Enhancer for lens-specific genes Chromatin modification Transcription RNA processing RNA processing • Alternative RNA splicing: Primary RNA transcript mRNA degradation Translation mRNA or Protein processing and degradation Translation • Initiation of translation can be controlled via regulation of initiation factors. mRNA degradation • Each mRNA has a characteristic life span, determined in part by sequences in the 5 and 3 UTRs. Protein processing and degradation • Protein processing and degradation by proteasomes are subject to regulation. You should now be able to: 1. Explain the concept of an operon and the function of the operator, repressor, and corepressor. 2. Explain the adaptive advantage of grouping bacterial genes into an operon. 3. Explain how repressible and inducible operons differ and how those differences reflect differences in the pathways they control. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings 4. Explain how DNA methylation and histone acetylation affect chromatin structure and the regulation of transcription. 5. Define control elements and explain how they influence transcription. 6. Explain the role of promoters, enhancers, activators, and repressors in transcription control. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings 7. Explain how maternal effect genes affect polarity and development in Drosophila embryos. 8. Explain how mutations in tumor-suppressor genes can contribute to cancer. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings