Consider miRNA target sites, How do these compare to transcription factor binding sites? Imagine that both miRNA target sites and transcription factor binding sites were dispersed randomly in the genome ? Which would be likely to appear more frequent? Solution mRNA localization: mRAN location is critical for regulation of gene expression by allowing spatially regulated protein production. Through mRAN localization protein are transcribed in their intended target site of the cell. This is especially important during early developement when rapid cell cleavages give different cells various combinations of mRNA which can then lead to drastically different cell fates.RBPs are critical in the location of this mRNA that insures protein are only transcribed in ttheir intended regions. One of these proteins is ZBp1 binds to beta- actin mRNA at the site of transcription and moves with mRNA into the cytoplasm. It then localizes this mRNA to the lamella region of several asymmetric cell types where it can then be translated. FMRP is another RBP involved in RNA localization. It was shown thatt in addition to other functions for FMRP in RNA metabolism, FMRP is involved in the stimulus-induced localization of several dendritic mRNAs in neuronal dendrites. Transcription factors binding site: Transcrption factors bind to either enhancer or promoter regions of DNA adjacent gene is either up- regulated. Transcription factors use a varity of mechanisms for the regulation of gene expression. These mechanisms include: Histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity - acetylates histone proteins, which weakens the association of DNA with histones, which make the DNA more accessible to transcription, thereby up- regulating transcription. Hiestone deacetylase (HDAC) activity - deacetylates histone proteins, which strengthens the asociation of DNA with histones, which make the DNA less accessible to transcription, thereby down- regulating transcription. Activation: trancsription factors may be activated (or deactivated) through their signal- sensing domain by a number of mechanism including:.