Question 1
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Where is the TATA box?
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-31 to -26
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-32 to -37
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-2 to +4
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+28 to +32
Question 2
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-2 to +4
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-37 to -32
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-31 to -26
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+28 to +32
Question 3
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+28 to +32
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-2 to +4
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-37 to -32
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-31 to -26
Question 4
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-37 to -32
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-31 to -26
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-2 to +4
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+28 to +32
Question 5
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Which are true of CpG Islands?
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rich in CG sequences
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TXN occurs at a lower rate and at several start sites
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C residues escape methylation
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Methylation is associated with silencing of the gene
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Extensively phosphorylated at CTD
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Form a complex on TATA box to recruit RNA Pol II to the promoter
Question 6
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Which of the following are associated with RNA Pol II?
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tRNA
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snRNA
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mRNA
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miRNA
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rRNA
Question 7
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Which RNA Polymerase is found in the nucleolus?
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RNA Pol I
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RNA Pol II
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RNA Pol III
Question 8
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Which of the following is the correct sequence for the formation of PIC?
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DABPolFEH
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DBAPolFEH
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DABPolEFH
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DAPolEBFH
Question 9
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Which GTF interacts with RNA Pol II during formation of PIC?
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TFIIB
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TFIID
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TFIIA
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TFIIE
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TFIIH
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TFIIF
Question 10
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What happens to RNA Pol II as it transcribes along RNA?
Question 11
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Which of the following are true of TFIIH?
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It binds over Inr
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It binds over TATA
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It requires ATP to separate template strand
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It requires NAD to separate template strand
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It is released as RNA Pol II moves
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It stays bound as RNA Pol II moves
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Its CAK subunit contains kinase for phosphorylation
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Its Core subunit contains kinase for phosphorylation
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It contains helicases XPB and XPD
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It contains helicases XPC and XPB
Question 12
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Which of the following is a trilobular structure containing TBP and TAFs?
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TFIID
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TFIIH
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TFIIE
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TFIIA
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TFIIB
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RNA Pol II
Question 13
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TBP directs assembly of PIC on the TATA complex and only requires TAFs to do so in a TATA-less promoter
Question 14
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Which of the following are UAS common sequence elements?
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GC box
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Octamer
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CAAT box
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HSE
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SRE
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BRE
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DPE
Question 15
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What are leucine zippers, zinc fingers, homeodomains and helix loop helixes all examples of?
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DNA binding domains
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Activation domains
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Enhancer elements
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GTFs
Question 16
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Which of the following are true of Activation domains in activators?
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They have a lack of sequence conservation
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They are generally unstructured
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They contain multiple short segments working together in an additive fashion
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They can be gln rich, proline rich or acidic patches
Question 17
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How do activators work?
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Promote binding of other activators
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Stimulate complex assembly (Recruitment)
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Release stalled RNA Pol II
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Modulation of chromatin
Question 18
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Which of the following are true of Mediator?
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22 polypeptide complex
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Comprised of a head, middle and tail
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Associates with RNA Pol through CTD
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Enhances PIC formation
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Forms a bridge between RNA Pol II and activators
Question 19
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Which of the following is not a core histone?
Question 20
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N terminal tails of histones are highly acidic
Question 21
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What do nucleosomes consists of?
Question 22
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Mitotic chromosomes are condensed, interphase chromosomes occupy a distinct territory in the nucleus and are decondensed to about 100-400nm fibres
Question 23
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Which of the following switches off the Gal4 promoter?
Question 24
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Which of the following are methods of remodelling chromatin?
Question 25
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Which histone does not express variants?
Question 26
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Where do post translational modifications of histones occur?
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N-terminal tail
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Histone variants
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C Terminal domain
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DPD
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TBP
Question 27
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The GNAT and MYST family are which enzymes?
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HATs
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HDACs
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HKMTs
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SWI/SNF ATPase
Question 28
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Histone methylation is readily reversible and has no affect on charge
Question 29
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Specific methylated lysines are recognised by specific proteins, which of the following are markers for repression?
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H3 Lys 9
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H3 Lys 27
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H3 Lys 4
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H3 Lys 36
Question 30
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Which of the following are SWI2/SNF2 ATPase subfamilies?
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SWI2/SNF2
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ISWI
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CHD/Mi2
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Ino80
Question 31
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What is the deletion of SWI/SNF associated with?
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Tumours
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Tumour suppression
Question 32
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Which class of HDACs is not zinc dependent?
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Class III
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Class I
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Class II
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Class IV
Question 33
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Regions of DNA that are hypoacetylated by HDACs are what?
Question 34
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Which of the following is an example of an ATP dependent remodeller that commonly mediates repression?
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NuRD
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SWI/SNF
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Ume3
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Rpd3
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Sin3
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HP1
Question 35
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What is the name of the enzyme that methylates H3K9?
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Suvar39
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HP1
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NuRD
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Sin3
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Ume6
Question 36
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Is Tsix or Xist on the antisense strand of DNA?
Question 37
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What is the Role of NF-KB family of transcription factors?
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Regulating inflammation, DNA damage, cell death, cell adhesion and proliferation.
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The guardian of the genome.
Question 38
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NF-KB is pre-synthesised and retained within the cytoplasm in an active form bound to inhibitor protein IxB
Question 39
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Cellular [blank_start]stimulation[blank_end] > IkB phosphorylated > ubiquitination by E3 Ubiquitin ligase > degradation by 26S proteasome > NF-kB free to translocate to the nucleus.
Question 40
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In diseased cells NF-kB control is lost (aberrantly nuclear)
Question 41
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Which of the following do all members of the mammalian NF-KB family contain?