BioA Ch-18-JYCHEN-2017 Ch 18 Regulation of Gene Expression (Control of Gene Expression) 陳正繹 國防醫學院生物及解剖學科 Cover: Cross-section of Drosophila eye imaginal discs stained for Elav (red), which is expressed in the nuclei of all photoreceptor cells, and Bar (green), which is expressed in the nuclei of undifferentiated cells. Note, the nuclei of undifferentiated cells are basal to those of photoreceptor cells. R1 and R6 photoreceptors express both Elav and Bar (yellow). The surface of eye disc cells is labelled by the membrane marker Discs-large (blue). 18.0 Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder * Prokaryotes and eukaryotes precisely regulate 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 How can this fish’s eyes see equally well in both air and water 2 18.1: Bacteria often respond to environmental change by regulating transcription Genes that encode enzymes 1, 2, and 3 * Natural selection has favored bacteria that produce only the products needed by that cell * A cell can regulate the production of enzymes by feedback inhibition回饋抑制 or by gene regulation * Gene expression in bacteria is controlled by the operon model操縱子模式 Regulation of a metabolic pathway 3 A. Operons: The Basic Concept * A cluster of functionally related genes can be under coordinated control by a single on-off “switch” * An operon 操縱子is the entire stretch of DNA that includes the operator操 縱子, the promoter啟動子, and the genes that they control * Operator :the regulatory “switch”, is a segment of DNA within the promoter * Repressor抑制劑is the protein product of a separate regulatory gene調節 基因, can switched off the operon by binding to the operator and blocking RNA polymerase * The repressor can be in an active or inactive form, depending on the presence of other molecules. 4 * A corepressor輔抑制劑is a molecule that cooperates with a repressor protein to switch an operon off. * When tryptophan is present, it binds to the trp repressor protein, which turns the operon off * The repressor is active only in the presence of its corepressor tryptophan; thus the trp operon is turned off (repressed) if tryptophan levels are high. 5 B. 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誘 導劑 inactivates the repressor and turns on transcription * The lac operon is an inducible operon and contains genes that code for enzymes used in the hydrolysis and metabolism of lactose * By itself, the lac repressor is active and switches the lac operon off The lac operon in E. coli: regulated synthesis of inducible enzymes. 6 * A molecule called an inducer誘導劑 inactivates the repressor to turn the lac operon on * Inducible enzymes usually function in catabolic pathways分解路徑; their synthesis is induced by a chemical signal * Repressible enzymes usually function in anabolic pathways合成路徑; their synthesis is repressed by high levels of the end product * Regulation of the trp and lac operons involves negative control 負向調控of genes because operons are switched off by the active form of the repressor 7 C. Positive Gene Regulation * Some operons are also subject to positive control through a stimulatory protein, such as catabolite activator protein (CAP), an activator 活化劑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, thus accelerating transcription * When glucose levels increase, CAP detaches from the lac operon, and transcription returns to a normal rate * CAP helps regulate other operons that encode enzymes used in catabolic pathways 8 18.2: Eukaryotic gene expression can be regulated at many stages * All organisms must regulate which genes are expressed at any given time * In multicellular organisms gene expression is essential for cell specialization A. 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 * Abnormalities in gene expression can lead to diseases including cancer * Gene expression is regulated at many stages 9 B. Regulation of Chromatin Structure * The structural organization of chromatin helps regulate gene expression in several way * Genes within highly packed heterochromatin are usually not expressed * Chemical modifications to histones組蛋白 and DNA of chromatin influence both chromatin structure and gene expression 10 1. Histone Modifications In histone acetylation組蛋白乙醯化, 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 (methylation甲基化) in histone tails can condense chromatin; the addition of phosphate groups (phosphorylation磷 酸化) next to a methylated amino acid can loosen chromatin. A simple model of histone tails and the effect of histone acetylation. 11 * DNA methylation, the addition of methyl groups to certain bases in DNA, is associated with reduced transcription in some species. Ex. tortoiseshell cat * DNA methylation can cause long-term inactivation of genes in cellular differentiation * In genomic imprinting 基因印痕, methylation regulates expression of either the maternal or paternal alleles of certain genes at the start of development 2. 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外(表)基因遺傳 12 C. Regulation of Transcription Initiation * 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 1. Organization of a Typical Eukaryotic Gene * Associated with most eukaryotic genes are multiple control elements調控元 件, segments of noncoding DNA that serve as binding sites for transcription factors thathelp 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 13 A eukaryotic gene and its transcript 2. The Roles of Transcription Factors *To initiate transcription, eukaryotic RNA polymerase requires the assistance of proteins called transcription factors轉錄因子 a. General Transcription Factors at the Promoter * General transcription factors一般 轉錄因子 are essential for the transcription of all protein-coding genes * A few bind to the TATA box within the promoter * Many bind to proteins, including other transcription factors and RNA polymerase II * Only when the complete initiation complex has assembled can the RNA polymerase begin to move along the template strand of the DNA 14 b. Enhancers and Specific Transcription Factors * Proximal control elements 近端調控元件are located close to the promoter * Distal control elements遠端調控元件, groups of which are called enhancers 增強子, may be far away from a gene or even located in an intron * An activator活化劑 is a protein that binds to an enhancer and stimulates transcription of a gene * Activators have two domains, one that binds DNA and a second that activates transcription * Bound activators facilitate a sequence of protein-protein interactions that result in transcription of a given gene * The mediator proteins interact with general transcription factors at the promoter * Some transcription factors function as repressors抑制劑, inhibiting expression of a particular gene * Some activators and repressors act indirectly by influencing chromatin structure to promote or silence transcription The structure of MyoD, an activator 15 A model for the action of enhancers and transcription activators 16 Cell-type specific transcription c. Combinatorial Control of Gene Activation * A particular combination of control elements can activate transcription only when the appropriate activator proteins are present 17 Eukaryotic genes are regulated by combinations of proteins 18 3. Coordinately Controlled Genes in Eukaryotes * Co-expressed eukaryotic genes are not organized in operons (with a few minor exceptions) * These genes can be scattered分散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 19 4. Nuclear Architecture and Gene Expression • Chromosome conformation capture techniques allow identification of regions of chromosomes that interact with each other • Loops from different chromosomes may congregate at particular sites, some of which are rich in transcription factors and RNA polymerases • These may be areas (transcription factories轉錄工 廠) specialized for a common function Chromosomal interactions in the interphase nucleus. D. Mechanisms of Post-Transcriptional Regulation轉錄後調控 *Transcription alone does not account for gene expression *Regulatory mechanisms can operate at various stages after transcription *Such mechanisms allow