Transcription/translation — Flashcards

Genetic mutations often result in the cellular production of abnormal proteins, which are expressed on _____ molecules

A _____ tRNA reads its usual codon but inserts the wrong amino acid

For the Kozak consensus sequence (gccgccRccAUGG) to work properly, the R group positioned 3 bases upstream must be a _____

One class of post-translational modifications is _____, which include phosphorylation, glycosylation, hydroxylation, methylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination

Steroid receptors are specific transcription factors that bind to _____ to cause a steroid response

Which portion of eukaryotic hnRNA contains the actual genetic information coding for protein? _____

Ricin is a potent toxin that inhibits protein synthesis by cleaving the rRNA component of the eukaryotic _____ subunit

Peptide bond formation is facilitated by the ribozyme _____

Mutant huntingtin protein in Huntington's Disease leads to transcriptional repression by inhibiting _____

_____ are specific transcription factors that bind to peroxisome proliferator response elements (PPREs) causing increased peroxisome expression