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What is the role of transcription factors?
What is the role of transcription factors?
True or false:There are more transcription factors in the human genome than there are genes.
True or false:There are more transcription factors in the human genome than there are genes.
False
True or false:Transcription factors regulate gene expression by binding to gene promoters.
True or false:Transcription factors regulate gene expression by binding to gene promoters.
True
True or false: There are approximately 23,000 transcription factors encoded in the human genome.
True or false: There are approximately 23,000 transcription factors encoded in the human genome.
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How many transcription factors are there that regulate the genes encoded in the human genome?
How many transcription factors are there that regulate the genes encoded in the human genome?
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True or false: Transactivation domains prevent transcription by RNA polymerase.
True or false: Transactivation domains prevent transcription by RNA polymerase.
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True or false: Transcription factors contain only one type of protein domain.
True or false: Transcription factors contain only one type of protein domain.
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What are the four common types of DNA-binding domains found in transcription factors?
What are the four common types of DNA-binding domains found in transcription factors?
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True or false: Dimerization domains are not involved in protein-protein interactions between transcription factors.
True or false: Dimerization domains are not involved in protein-protein interactions between transcription factors.
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What is the role of ligand-binding domains in transcription factors?
What is the role of ligand-binding domains in transcription factors?
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True or false: Ligand-binding domains are not necessary for some transcription factors to work.
True or false: Ligand-binding domains are not necessary for some transcription factors to work.
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True or false: Zinc finger motifs are not one of the four common types of DNA-binding domains.
True or false: Zinc finger motifs are not one of the four common types of DNA-binding domains.
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True or false: The activity of a transcription factor cannot be regulated by synthesis in particular cell types or covalent modification.
True or false: The activity of a transcription factor cannot be regulated by synthesis in particular cell types or covalent modification.
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How can the activity of a transcription factor be regulated?
How can the activity of a transcription factor be regulated?
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True or false: Interactions between transcription factors are not important in transcriptional regulation.
True or false: Interactions between transcription factors are not important in transcriptional regulation.
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Study Notes
- Transcription factors regulate transcription by binding to gene promoters.
- There are about 3000 transcription factors that regulate the 23,000 genes encoded in the human genome.
- Transcription factors contain different protein domains with specific roles.
- The four common types of DNA-binding domains are helix-turn-helix, leucine zipper, helix-loop-helix, and zinc finger motifs.
- The conformation of protein domains facilitates binding to DNA.
- Transactivation domains induce transcription by RNA polymerase.
- Dimerization domains facilitate protein-protein interactions between transcription factors.
- Ligand-binding domains are required for some transcription factors to function.
- The activity of a transcription factor can be regulated by synthesis in particular cell types, covalent modification, etc.
- Interactions between transcription factors are a common theme in transcriptional regulation.
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Test your knowledge on transcription factors and their role in regulating gene expression with this informative quiz! Learn about the different protein domains that make up transcription factors, how they bind to DNA, and the various ways in which their activity can be regulated. Challenge yourself with questions on the different types of DNA-binding domains, transactivation domains, dimerization domains, and ligand-binding domains. Discover how interactions between transcription factors play a crucial role in controlling transcriptional regulation. Put your skills to the test and see
