BSCI 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Lac Operon, Intron, Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate

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C attached to 5" strand: consider the following diagram of gene regulation in a prokaryote. Binding of proteins to regulatory sequences on the dna: transcription factors. Turns on transcription: not to be confused with . A repressor is active if it can bind to dna: inactive repressor floats around doing nothing. Co-repressor binds to repressor to make it active. Coordinated control: some operons are repressible, others are inducible, both are negative control. Repressible operons: normally on, ex. tryptophan synthesis trp operon. 5 genes needed to make tryptophan (an amino acid) Repressor is activated: a regulatory gene is always expressed. Inducible operons: normally this operon is off, ex. lactose catabolism lac operon. 3 genes for enzymes needed to utilize the sugar lactose. Inactivates the repressor: repressor molecule is active. Positive control of operons: combinatorial control. Polymerase recruitment: positive control of lac operon. Reminder: glucose is the preferred substrate: if available, use glucose, ignore lactose. Cap protein binds promoter: requires camp.

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