BIOB11H3 Lecture 10: BIOB11 - Lecture 10

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Sps: figs 12-1, 2, 3, 33, 45, 48. Bacteria prefers glucose as its carbon source; in absence of glucose, it sets in motion pathways that enables it to use alternatives such as lactose: lactose is a disaccharide that is made of galactose and glucose. Bacteria prefer to have glucose; when they don"t, lactose acts as an inducer which is a molecule that regulates gene expression (induction takes place) As soon as the inducer (lactose) is introduced, it causes a spike in the mrna (concerning the enzyme b-galctosidase) in response to the lactose; growth continues and shortly followed by enzyme. After the inducer is eliminated, mrna (concerning the enzyme b-galctosidase) levels quickly drop. An operon consists of a few parts: This pathway is regulated by the repressor protein which can bind to the operator: regulatory gene: encodes a repressor protein that binds to the operator and prevents.

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In the following points, I have summarized Lac operon in Ecoli. I need to check if this is on the right track? and where does 'cleavage of disaccharides' fit into this picture?

Lactose is a disaccharide and the bacteria need specific genes to manage catabolism

1) The lacl promotor gene synthesis the repressor protein which binds to the operator gene stopping the RNA polymerase from coding the lac operon genes

2)But when lactose is present, it needs the specific genes to catabolise lactose

3) So, When allolactose (a derivative of lactose)is present, it binds to the repressor protein, the repressor releases from the operator gene

4) This allows the RNA polymerase can attach to the DNA control region

5) And drive down the operon for transcription and induction of the enzyme lacZ(beta-galactosidase) lacY and lacA which breaks lactose down into glucose and galactose

6) When the lactose is all gone, the repressor returns to the operator in a feedback loop system

1. What is the term when the product of a biochemical pathway inhibits the activity of the first enzyme of a pathway?

		feedback inhibition.
		activator inhibition.
		diffusional regulation.
		enzyme activation.

2. Through control of gene expression, prokaryotes respond to changing __________ conditions.

		internal
		protein
		environmental
		genetic

3. A protein that negatively regulates transcription by binding to the operator is known as the

		operon
		repressor
		activator
		inducer

4. During attenutation, when tryptophan levels are high, the ________ stem-loop forms and transcription ________ the trpL gene.

		1-2, ends just past
		3-4, ends just past
		1-2, continues beyond
		3-4, continues beyond

5. The process of turning on the expression of a gene in response to a substance in the environment is called:

		constituation.
		repression.
		induction.
		catabolism.

6. What is a function of some specific transcription factors?

		to bind to the promoter region of the gene to facilitate the proper alignment of the RNA polymerase
		to bind to the centromere to induce meiosis
		to bind to enhancer regions to help regulate gene transcription
		to bind to the operator to recruit sigma factor

7. How does exposing an E.coli cell to glucose affect the regulation of the lac operon via CAP?

		cAMP binds to CAP and transcription is increased.
		cAMP binds to CAP and transcription is decreased.
		cAMP does not bind to CAP and transcription is increased.
		cAMP does not bind to CAP and transcription is decreased.

8. The lac repressor protein works when mutations in the repressor gene and structural genes are:

		in cis or in trans.
		in trans only.
		in cis only.
		in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

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