BIOL308 Study Guide - Lac Operon, Catabolite Activator Protein, Trp Operon

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You have discovered base changes in the promoter region of the operon in a. No, promoter is a cis element, it only affects the copy its encoded on. This is because, it doesn"t involve a protein that can diffuse to another site but the gene itself which is fixed to the dna. Also, since the genes on the promoter with the defect will not be transcriped, they will not affect other operons in trans. Cis elements are regions of dna/rna that regulate the expression of genes on the same strand (usually short inverted repeats). Cis element of l-araop is enhancer where the activator binds to increase rnap binding to promoter. Trans factors are proteins that bind to specific parts of dna regulating their expression. They can diffuse and act on sites on either of the strands. Trans factor of trpop is aporepressor and corepressor that bind to operator to inhibit transcription of trpr and tryptophan and arac of ara.

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