BIO-0013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Lac Repressor, Lac Operon, Repressor
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Binds operator(downstream of promoter) sequence and blocks transcription: jacob and monod identified a mutant that suggested that a repressor regulated lac operon. Identified a mutant e. coli where lacz and lacy were always expressed under all conditions (glucose only or glucose and lactose or lactose only) Binds operator (downstream of promoter) dna sequence and blocks transcription: normal laci gene, repressor is constitutively synthesized, always made. Lactose acts as inducer of lac operon transcription: how do things change in the presence of glucose, glucose inhibits galactoside permease and thereby blocks entrance of lactose (the inducer, regulating gene expression in eukaryotes, nucleus. Inheritance not due to dna sequence: experimental question: can environmental conditions of mother lead to epigenetic consequences in offspring (children), rats fed a low-protein diet give birth to more type 2 diabetic mice. Even when progeny were fed a normal diet: diabetic mice have decreased hnf4a expression (transcription factor (tf) important controlling other genes involved in glucose regulation)