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How does the nucleus coordinate gene expression
Gene regulation is the process of controlling
which genes in a cell's DNA are expressed and then making of
proteins take place.Gene expression involves many steps, and gene
regulation can occur at any of these steps. However, many genes are
regulated primarily at the level of transcription, that is in
nucleus.
Eukaryotic gene regulation takes place during transcription and RNA
processing that takes place in nucleus.
a)Chromatin accessibility. The structure of
chromatin can be regulated. More “relaxed” chromatin makes a gene
more available for transcription.
b)Transcription. Transcription is a key regulatory
point for many genes. Sets of transcription factor
proteins bind to specific DNA sequences in or near a gene and
promote or repress its transcription into an RNA.
c)RNA processing. Splicing, capping, and addition
of a poly-A tail to an RNA molecule can be regulated inside
nucleus.
eukaryotes have evolved mechanisms to recognize abnormal messenger
RNAs and prevent them from producing faulty proteins.
Protein‐encoding genes are transcribed in the nucleus by RNA
polymerase II as precursor RNAs that undergo extensive processing
before being translocated to the cytoplasm.
SO, We can say :This spatial and temporal separation between RNA
and protein synthesis offers an immense opportunity for control and
regulation of gene expression that is all coordinated by
nucleus.