Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
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Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
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Chapter 16, Problem 16PDQ
Both attenuation of the trp operon in E. coli and riboswitches in B. subtilis rely on changes in the secondary structure of the leader regions of mRNA to regulate gene expression. Compare and contrast the specific mechanisms in these two types of regulation with that involving short noncoding RNAs (sRNAs).
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The genes that encode the enzymes for arginine biosynthesis are located at several positions around the genome of E. coli, and they are regulated coordinately by a transcription regulator encoded by the ArgR gene. The activity of the Argr protein is modulated by arginine. upon binding arginine, Argr alters its conformation, dramatically changing its affinity for the DNA sequences in the promoters of the genes for the arginine biosynthetic enzymes. given that ArgR is a repressor protein, would you expect that ArgR would bind more tightly or less tightly to the DNA sequences when arginine is abundant? if ArgR functioned instead as an activator protein, would you expect the binding of arginine to increase or to decrease its affinity for its regulatory DNA sequences? explain your answers.
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O A 1-bp insertion in the argR gene would result in a mutant able to grow in the absence of arginine,
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galR− galo+ galE+ galT+ galK+
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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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