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To determine: The role of attenuation in tryptophan biosynthesis regulation.
Introduction: Tryptophan is an
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Describe the mechanism by which cAMP receptorprotein (CRP), the regulatory protein for catabolite repression, functions. Use the lactose operon as an example.
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Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
Ch. 16 - Even though the lac Z, Y, and A structural genes...Ch. 16 - Predict the level of genetic activity of the lac...Ch. 16 - Prob. 1CSCh. 16 - Prob. 2CSCh. 16 - Prob. 3CSCh. 16 - HOW DO WE KNOW? In this chapter, we focused on the...Ch. 16 - Prob. 2PDQCh. 16 - Contrast positive versus negative control of gene...Ch. 16 - Contrast the role of the repressor in an inducible...Ch. 16 - For the lac genotypes shown in the following...
Ch. 16 - For the genotypes and conditions (lactose present...Ch. 16 - The locations of numerous lacI and lacIS mutations...Ch. 16 - Prob. 8PDQCh. 16 - Prob. 9PDQCh. 16 - Predict the effect on the inducibility of the lac...Ch. 16 - Erythritol, a natural sugar abundant in fruits and...Ch. 16 - Prob. 12PDQCh. 16 - Prob. 13PDQCh. 16 - Neelaredoxin is a 15-kDa protein that is a gene...Ch. 16 - The creation of milk products such as cheeses and...Ch. 16 - Both attenuation of the trp operon in E. coli and...Ch. 16 - Prob. 17PDQCh. 16 - Prob. 18ESPCh. 16 - In a theoretical operon, genes A, B, C, and D...Ch. 16 - A bacterial operon is responsible for the...Ch. 16 - A marine bacterium is isolated and shown to...Ch. 16 - Prob. 22ESPCh. 16 - Prob. 23ESP
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- Describe the role of the CRP–cAMP complex in positiveregulation of the lactose operon in E. coli.arrow_forwardDescribe the regulation of expression of the lac Z, Y and A genes in E.coli when there is LOW glucose and HIGH lactose present in the cell.arrow_forwardwhat is the nature and likely location(s) of a mutant that would, 1)allow constitutive expression of the lac gene? 2)prevent the cell from responding to lactose ( genes are not induced when exposed to lactose)? 3) not allow the cell to utilize lactose even when the genes are inducedarrow_forward
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- Explain the function(s) of Hsp90. Name two factors which lead to the increase of this protein in cells.arrow_forwardWhat would happen if the operator sequence of the trp operon contained a mutation that prevented the repressor protein from binding to the operator? (Explain what would happen in both the presence and absence of tryptophan)arrow_forwardAttenuation affects anabolic pathways, whereas repression affects either anabolic or catabolic pathways. Provide an explanation for thisarrow_forward
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