Title: In Class Activity: Eukaryotic Regulation
Course: Biochemistry > Section: Week 11 - Unit 4_5: Control of Gene Expression

Purpose:

To understand the eukaryotic gene regulation

Over to you:

Sit in groups and discuss about the questions below.

Activity:

1. A mutation within the promoter region can alter transcription of a gene. Describe how this can happen.
2. What could happen if a cell had too much of an activating transcription factor present?
3. In cancer cells, alteration to epigenetic modifications turns off genes that are normally expressed. Hypothetically, how could you reverse this process to turn these genes back on?
4. Describe how RNA Binding Proteins can prevent miRNAs from degrading an RNA molecule. (for this question go to the internet and look for RNA binding Protein activity).