how much protein activity occurs in a given cell at a given time

Description

There is much information here that is not necessary to address the question.

While much of the information is correct, I would encourage you to really think about the question and how to specifically address what is being asked.

For instance, there is no need to discuss replication (not a part of the question) or anything about prokaryotic and human systems or stresses (not relevant to plants) in this prompt.

Further, the question focuses not on how the processes work, but how the processes are regulated. Much of that information is missing from your discussion.

Finally, my suggestions from the last assignment remain true – taking information from the internet and then revising it has led to a summary that is hard to follow and not really addressing the question. Focusing on understanding material presented in class will be a better approach for future work.

Because this assignment sums up much of the information from our class, I will give you a chance to redo the exercise for some additional points. You may submit it after your paper is completed, between 8/5 and 8/10. This is optional, but may give you a chance to finish processing all you have learned.

Assignment 12g

Answer the question below to follow up on our unit. , the answer will likely be twice as long and involved.  Complete answers will include examples from our paper assignments or Web Explorations.

This semester, we talked about many types of regulation that affect how much protein activity occurs in a given cell at a given time:

• transcriptional
• translational
• post-transcriptional modifications, including mRNA processing and regulation by small RNAs
• post-translational modifications
• protein stability/degradation
• epigenetic
• protein-protein interactions/complex formation.

Pick six of these topics to consider here.

Briefly introduce how each pathway works and its importance to a cell.

Then, elaborate how pathways work together to promote optimal plant growth and development (and therefore, why all of these discussions were important and we couldn’t skip any of them!)

Note: please feel free to build on what you have written for as part of your self reflections, which should have nicely set up your thoughts for this question.

criteria

Discussion/overview of transcription

Discussion/overview of translation

Discussion/overview of post-transcriptional regulation

Discussion/overview of post-translational modifications

Discussion/overview of protein stability

Discussion/overview of epigenetic regulation

Discussion/overview of protein-protein interactions and complex formation

How do these regulatory mechanisms overlap/interact/connect – example 1

How do these regulatory mechanisms overlap/interact/connect – example 2

Writing – well organized discussion, clear, and easy to follow