How might the regulation of the lac operon change if a point mutation occurred that blocks the ability of the repressor protein (LacI) to bind lactose?
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Q: 5. Regulation of bacterial operons by inducers, e.g. lactose, exhibits which of the following…
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Q: 10. Modify the diagrams below to reflect the activation and repression of lac operon. Use arrows,…
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Q: 5. Briefly describe the lac operon and how it controls the metabolism of lactose.
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Q: 3.1 Which of the following is NOT true about the lac operon? I) The lac operon is use to help…
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Q: What are the effects of the following conditions on Lac operon of bacteria
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3. How might the regulation of the lac operon change if a point mutation occurred that blocks the ability of the repressor protein (LacI) to bind lactose?
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- 1. Draw a diagram of the lac operon. PO I+P+O+Z+Y+ I+P+OcZ+Y- I-P+O+Z+Y+ Lab section (circle): lacz gene lac Y gene lacA gene I+P+O+ZY/IPO+Z+Y- 2. The promoter (P) is the start site of transcription through the binding of RNA polymerase before actual mRNA production. Mutated promoters (P) cannot bind RNA polymerase, so no mRNA is made. In the table below, make predictions about the expression of ß-galactosidase and permease for different partial diploid (F') genotypes. Do this for E. coli growth on two different types of media - one without lactose, and one with. Use a to mark where there is no enzyme produced, and a + to mark where the enzyme is made. The first genotype has all wild-type alleles, and has been filled in as an example. Genotype IPOCZ+Y/I-P+O+Z-Y+ ISP+O+Z+Y/I+P+O+Z*Y* CR 1:00 Lactose absent B-galactosidase Permease R 3:-00 + R 6:30 Lactose present B-galactosidase F 10:00 Permease5. Regulation of bacterial operons by inducers, e.g. lactose, exhibits which of the following properties? Inducer effect on RNA polymerase binding to the promoter Inducer binds to the Repressor produced by: repressor and: Activates the repressor A. Activates the repressor A separate gene Genes of the operon A separate gene Genes of the operon A separate gene Enhances В. Enhances Activates the repressor D. Inhibits the repressor Inhibits the repressor С. Inhibits inhibits Е. No effect 6. Gene transcription rates and mRNA levels were determined for an enzyme that is induced by a newly developed drug. Compared with untreated levels, drug treatment caused a 10x increase in the gene transcription rate and a 20× increase in both mRNA levels and enzyme activity. These data indicate that a primary effect of the drug treatment is to decrease which one of the following? A. The activity of RNA polymerase B. The ability of miRNA to act on mRNA C. The rate of translation D. The rate of binding of…4. What are the effects of the following conditions on Lac operon of bacteria?A)Glucose is absent and lactose is presentB)Glucose is present and lactose is presentC) Glucose is present and lactose is absent
- 2. Assume you have identified a new operon in bacteria (which you call the suc operon) that encodes enzymes required for catabolism of the sugar sucrose. The structural genes that are required to breakdown sucrose are transcribed from a promoter (Psuc). One of these enzymes is encoded by the sucS gene. Expression of the operon is controlled by a regulator, called SucR, which binds to an operator (O). Using your knowledge of the lac operon, interpret the results of the following experiments (Table 1) to propose a model describing how the sucrose operon might be regulated. Cell genotype Production of SucS enzyme Without sucrose With sucrose R* O* P* s* R O* p* s* ++ R* O P* S* -- RO* p* s* / R* Oʻ p* 5 R° O* p* S ++ -- ++ ++ Table 1. Production of SucS enzyme in various strains. “-" in the cell genotype indicates a loss of function mutation, “+" indicates wild type function, two genotypes separated by a / indicate a merodiploid or partial diploid. R° is a mutant version of SucR that…4. Predict the level of genetic activity of the lac operon as well as the status of the lac repressor and the CAP protein under the cellular conditions listed in the following table (+ = sugar present; = sugar absent): Cellular conditions Lactose Glucose + + + + a) Operon (on or off or basal?) b) Operon (on or off or basal?) Lac repressor (bound to operator?) CAP protein (bound to CAP site?) d) Operon (on or off or basal?) PROE Lac repressor (bound to operator?) CAP protein (bound to CAP site?) c) Operon (on or off or basal?) Lac repressor (bound to operator?) CAP protein (bound to CAP site?) Lac repressor (bound to operator?) CAP protein (bound to CAP site?)3. Draw an anabolic operon with three biosynthetic genes for compound Q and a catabolic operon with two catabolic genes for compound R. Draw the operons in the repressed state --Include these components: Promoter, RNA polymerase, Operator, Repressor, Inducer or Corepressor, Biosynthesis genes or Catabolic genes. -- Indicate whether [Q] or [R] is low or high for each operon when it is repressed, and explain your reasoning. FYI: [NaCl] is read as the concentration of NaCl.
- 5. There are four genes in the FAK operon. a. How many mRNAs are encoded by this operon? b. The FAK operon has a weak promoter, where RNA polymerase does not bind well. What type of molecule could directly help RNA polymerase to bind more tightly to this promoter? i. An inducer 6. Consider the Lac operon of E. coli, which is normally expressed only when lactose is present and glucose absent. You identify a mutant strain of bacteria in which Lacz, Lacy, and LacA, are expressed in the absence of glucose, whether or not lactose is present. a. ii. An activator iii. A promoter iv. A repressor v. A ligand C. Assume that one mutation causes this mis-regulation. Which interaction must be disrupted by this mutation? i. Interaction between RNA polymerase and the lac promoter ii. Interaction between Lacl protein and the lac operator (its binding site) Interaction between CRP and CAMP Interaction between CRP-CAMP (aka CAP) its binding site adjacent to lac operon Interaction between Lacl protein…5. Use the table below to describe under what conditions the lac operator is turned on and off. Is the lac operon ON/OFF? Condition: No lactose HIGH lactose & HIGH glucose (i.e., high ATP, low cAMP) HIGH lactose & LOW glucose (i.e. low ATP, high CAMP) What is regulating the lac operon to be ON or OFF?1. Assuming that the level of glucose is low, a mutation in the repressor associated with the lac operon of E. coli which prevents binding of the repressor to lactose should result in: a. constitutive expression of the lac operon genes b. lack of expression or refuced expression of the lac operon genes under all circumstances c. expression of the genes only when lactose is present d. expression of the genes only when lactose is absent e. lack of expression of the lac operon genes, resulting in an increase in lactose production
- 1. A. A mutation in E. coli is found that fails to induce the arabinose operon. Upon further investigation, it is found that this mutant also is unable to induce the lac operon. Which of the following single mutations could explain this phenotype (you may choose one or more answers a) Mutation in the promoter of the ara operon b) Mutation in the promoter of the lac operon c) Mutation in the operator of the lac operon d) Mutation in the AraC protein for the ara operon e) Mutation in the repressor of the lac operon f) Mutation in the Y gene for Lac permease g) Mutation in the gene for adenylate cyclase h) Mutation in the gene for CAP (or CRP) protein i) Mutation in the gene for rho factor j) None of the above B. Briefly explain the reasons for your choice(s)28. Which statement does NOT explain why the lac operon would not be effectively regulated by an attenuation mechanism like the trp operon? 1.Lactose is a substrate for the lac operon protein products. 2.Products of lac operon enzymes are not used in protein synthesis. 3.Transcription and translation do not happen simultaneously for the lac operon. 4.Attenuation is a suitable regulatory mechanism for anabolic amino acid pathways. 5.All of these statements explain why regulation by attenuation would not be effective for the lac operon.3. Which of the following is NOT true about the lac operon? I) The lac operon is use to help breakdown lactose II) The lac operon is deemed as a "leaky" operon due to its promoter III) Allolactose binds to the repressor so they can bind to the operator together IV) lacI gene and the lacZ gene are under the control of the same promoter A) I and II B) III C) IV D) III and IV E) I and III
