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COMPARISON BETWEEN THE REGULATION OF GENE
EXPRESSION IN EUKARYOTES AND PROKARYOTES
BS 3, 6TH SEMESTER (BIOCHEMISTRY)
GROUP MEMBERS
SARAH ASHRAF
AQSA SHAD
Definition
Gene regulation is the process of turning genes
on and off.
During early development, cells begin to take on
specific functions. Gene regulation ensures that
the appropriate genes are expressed at the
proper times It is the process that control the rate
and manner of gene expression
Gene expression
Gene expression is the process by which information
from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional
gene product.
These products are often proteins, but in nonprotein
coding genes such as transfer RNA (tRNA) or small
nuclear RNA (snRNA) genes, the product is a functional
RNA.
PROKARYOTIC GENE REGULATION
Prokaryotic organisms are single-celled organisms that lack a cell
nucleus, and their DNA therefore floats freely in the cell cytoplasm. To
synthesize a protein, the processes of transcription and translation
occur almost simultaneously. When the resulting protein is no longer
needed, transcription stops. As a result, the primary method to control
what type of protein and how much of each protein is expressed in a
prokaryotic cell is the regulation of DNA transcription. All of the
subsequent steps occur automatically. When more protein is required,
more transcription occurs. Therefore, in prokaryotic cells, the control of
gene expression is mostly at the transcriptional level.
EUKARYOTIC GENE REGULATION
the DNA is contained inside the cell’s nucleus and there it is
transcribed into RNA. The newly synthesized RNA is then transported
out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm, where ribosomes translate the
RNA into protein. The processes of transcription and translation are
physically separated by the nuclear membrane; transcription occurs
only within the nucleus, and translation occurs only outside the
nucleus in the cytoplasm.
Differences in the Regulation of Gene Expression of
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Organisms
Prokaryotic organisms Eukaryotic organisms
Lack nucleus Contain nucleus
DNA is found in the cytoplasm
DNA is confined to the nuclear
compartment
RNA transcription and protein formation
occur almost simultaneously
RNA transcription occurs prior to protein
formation, and it takes place in the
nucleus. Translation of RNA to protein
occurs in the cytoplasm.
Gene expression is regulated primarily at
the transcriptional level
Gene expression is regulated at many
levels (epigenetic, transcriptional, nuclear
shuttling, post-transcriptional,
translational, and post-translational)
Comparison between the regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

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Comparison between the regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

  • 1. COMPARISON BETWEEN THE REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN EUKARYOTES AND PROKARYOTES BS 3, 6TH SEMESTER (BIOCHEMISTRY) GROUP MEMBERS SARAH ASHRAF AQSA SHAD
  • 2. Definition Gene regulation is the process of turning genes on and off. During early development, cells begin to take on specific functions. Gene regulation ensures that the appropriate genes are expressed at the proper times It is the process that control the rate and manner of gene expression
  • 3. Gene expression Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product. These products are often proteins, but in nonprotein coding genes such as transfer RNA (tRNA) or small nuclear RNA (snRNA) genes, the product is a functional RNA.
  • 4. PROKARYOTIC GENE REGULATION Prokaryotic organisms are single-celled organisms that lack a cell nucleus, and their DNA therefore floats freely in the cell cytoplasm. To synthesize a protein, the processes of transcription and translation occur almost simultaneously. When the resulting protein is no longer needed, transcription stops. As a result, the primary method to control what type of protein and how much of each protein is expressed in a prokaryotic cell is the regulation of DNA transcription. All of the subsequent steps occur automatically. When more protein is required, more transcription occurs. Therefore, in prokaryotic cells, the control of gene expression is mostly at the transcriptional level.
  • 5. EUKARYOTIC GENE REGULATION the DNA is contained inside the cell’s nucleus and there it is transcribed into RNA. The newly synthesized RNA is then transported out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm, where ribosomes translate the RNA into protein. The processes of transcription and translation are physically separated by the nuclear membrane; transcription occurs only within the nucleus, and translation occurs only outside the nucleus in the cytoplasm.
  • 6. Differences in the Regulation of Gene Expression of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Organisms Prokaryotic organisms Eukaryotic organisms Lack nucleus Contain nucleus DNA is found in the cytoplasm DNA is confined to the nuclear compartment RNA transcription and protein formation occur almost simultaneously RNA transcription occurs prior to protein formation, and it takes place in the nucleus. Translation of RNA to protein occurs in the cytoplasm. Gene expression is regulated primarily at the transcriptional level Gene expression is regulated at many levels (epigenetic, transcriptional, nuclear shuttling, post-transcriptional, translational, and post-translational)