Name: operon control by activators and repressors
Uploaded: 2020-11-23T11:47:37.000Z
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تحتوي بدائيات النوى على جينوم دائري حيث،في حالات كثيرة،الجينات ذات الصلة بعمليات كيميائية حيوية معينة تقع مباشرة بجوار بعضها البعض في تسلسل دى إن أيه. وهذه التجمعات الجينية،المعروفة باسم المُشغلات بها مُحفز واحد و تم نسخهم إلى آر إن أيه رسول منفرد. يتم التحكم في التعبيرالجينى للمُشغلات بواسطة بروتينات المحفزات والمثبطات التي تحفز أو تثبط النسخ على التوالي.يرتبط المنشط بالمُحفّز مما يؤدي إلى ربط آر إن أيه بوليميراز وما يليها من نسخ المُشغّل يتفاعل المثبط مع تسلسل دى إن أيه مختلف يقع في المنطقة المجاورة للمحفز،المعروفة كمُشغل. عندما يرتبط المثبط بالمشغل،فإنه يمنع إنزيم آر إن أيه بوليميراز من الإرتباط بالمحفز،مما يؤدى الى منع النسخ. تنظيم الجينات فى بدائيات النوى غالبا مايكون معتمدا على توفر المغذيات.في بعض البكتيريا،عندما يكون تركيزات الجلوكوز منخفضة،فإنه يؤدي إلى تراكم أيه إم بى الحلقى. أيه إم بى الحلقى يرتبط بالمنشط،بروتين تنشيط الهدم،و معاًيرتبطون بالمحفز. يؤدي ذلك إلى بدء التعبيرالجينى لمشغل إستهلاك اللاكتوز هو مشغل يحتوي على الجينات التي تسمح للبكتيريا أن تأيّض سكريات غير الجلوكوز.تريبتوفان هو حمض أميني مطلوب لتخليق البروتين. عندما لا يكون متوفرًا من البيئة،بعض الكائنات الحية قادرة على إنتاج التريبتوفان الخاص بهم. الجينات اللازمة لتخليقه تكون موجودة في المُشغل الذى هو منظم بواسطة مثبط.عندما يكون تركيز التريبتوفان عالي،فإنه يرتبط بالمثبط. وهذا المركب قادر بعد ذلك على أن يرتبط بالمشغل،مؤديا بذلك لتعطيل آر إن أيه بوليميراز و تثبيط النسخ.

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	<li>Shaw، K. (2008) تنظيم النسخ السلبي في بدائيات النوى. تعليم الطبيعة 1 (1): 122</li>
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منشطات ومثبطات النسخ بدائية النواة

Prokaryotic Transcriptional Activators and Repressors

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يختلف تنظيم الجينات بدائية النواة في جينومها بشكل ملحوظ عن تنظيم حقيقيات النوى. يتم تنظيم الجينات بدائية النواة، بحيث تكون جينات البروتينات المشاركة في نفس العملية أو الوظيفة البيوكيميائية موجودة معًا في مجموعات. تُعرف هذه المجموعة من الجينات، إلى جانب عناصرها التنظيمية، بشكل جماعي باسم الأوبرون (المَشغل). يتم نسخ الجينات الوظيفية في المَشغل معًا لإعطاء شريط واحد من الرنا المرسال يُعرف باسم mRNA متعدد السيسترون.

يتم تنظيم نسخ الجينات بدائية النواة في الأوبرون بواسطة نوعين من بروتينات الربط الحمض النووي المعروفة باسم المنشطات والمثبطات. ترتبط المنشطات بالمحفز، وهو موقع بدء النسخ، وتساعد في الربط بوليميراز RNA، وهو الإنزيم الرئيسي المشارك في النسخ. ترتبط المثبطات بالمشغلين، من خلال تسلسلات تنظيمية قصيرة في المشغل بين المروج والجينات، وتمنع ارتباط بوليميراز الحمض النووي الريبي (RNA) بالمروج.

إن الشرط الهيكلي المسبق للمنشطات والمعززات هو أن تكون قادرة على الوجود في شكلين بديلين، أحدهما حيث يمكنها الارتباط بالحمض النووي والآخر حيث لا يمكنها ذلك. ميزة أخرى مميزة خاصة بالمنشطات هي أن لديها سطحين مرتبطين لالربط كل من بوليميراز الحمض النووي الريبي (RNA) والحمض النووي (DNA) في وقت واحد. يؤدي هذا التوظيف للجزيئين إلى تقريب البوليميراز من المحفز ويساعد في الربطه. ليس للمنشطات أي دور تحفيزي تلعبه في النسخ وتقتصر وظيفتها على تسهيل الربط الإنزيم والحمض النووي. في غياب المنشط، لا يزال بإمكان بوليميريز RNA الارتباط بالحمض النووي وإظهار مستويات منخفضة من التعبير. إذا كان هناك مثبط موجود في هذا النظام، فسيتم منع التعبير الأساسي لذلك الجين.

يعتمد تنظيم التعبير عن الجينات بدائية النواة إلى حد كبير على توافر العناصر الغذائية ومتطلبات الكائنات الحية. تتحكم هذه العناصر الغذائية في الربط المنشطات والمثبطات بالأوبرون وتضمن التعبير عن المجموعة المطلوبة من الجينات فقط. على سبيل المثال، يؤدي وجود التربتوفان في الخلية إلى ارتباطه بكابح يمنع نسخ أوبرا trp وإنتاج التربتوفان لاحقًا.

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يختلف تنظيم الجينات بدائية النواة في جينومها بشكل ملحوظ عن تنظيم حقيقيات النوى. يتم تنظيم الجينات بدائية النواة ، بحيث تكون الجينات ...

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Molecular Biology

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Gene Expression

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KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS

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operon control by activators and repressors

Operon control in prokaryotes depends on activators and repressors. Prokaryotic genes are often arranged in groups, not one by one like in eukaryotes. Genes that help carry out the same biochemical process are placed together with their regulatory elements. This group is called an operon, and it is transcribed into a single polycistronic mRNA strand.

Activators and repressors are DNA-binding proteins that control transcription in an operon. Activators bind near the promoter, which is the site where transcription begins. They help RNA polymerase, the enzyme that makes RNA, bind to the promoter. Repressors bind to operators, short regulatory sequences between the promoter and the genes, and they block RNA polymerase from binding to the promoter.

These proteins must switch between two shapes. One shape allows them to bind DNA, and the other does not. Activators also have two binding surfaces. One surface binds DNA, and the other binds RNA polymerase at the same time. This brings the polymerase closer to the promoter and helps transcription start. Activators do not catalyze transcription. Their role is to help the enzyme and DNA come together.

Without an activator, RNA polymerase can still bind to DNA, but only at low levels. If a repressor is present, even this basal expression is prevented. In prokaryotes, gene expression is largely controlled by nutrient availability and the needs of the cell. These nutrients affect whether activators and repressors bind to the operon, so only the needed genes are expressed. For example, when tryptophan is present in a cell, it binds to a repressor and stops transcription of the trp operon. This also prevents more tryptophan from being made.

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Operon control in prokaryotes depends on activators and repressors. Prokaryotic genes are often arranged in groups, not one by one like in eukaryotes. Genes that help carry out the same biochemical process are placed together with their regulatory elements. This group is called an operon, and it is transcribed into a single polycistronic mRNA strand. Activators and repressors are DNA-binding proteins that control transcription in an operon. Activators bind near the promoter, which is the site...

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key terms and concepts

Learn how activators and repressors control prokaryotic operons, from promoter binding to the trp operon response to tryptophan in cells.

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Operon Control by Activators and Repressors

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