Foundations in Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9.3, Problem 16ELO
16. Describe the main features of repressible operons.
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What statement is NOT true regarding transcription attenuation of amino acid biosynthetic operons?
1.The leader peptide will contain multiple instances of the amino acid produced by the operon.
2.Transcription attenuation will always be accompanied by other positive or negative regulatory mechanisms.
3.Trancription will be reduced under conditions where concentration of the amino acid produced by the operon is high.
4.Synthesis of the leader peptide depends on the concentration of the aminoacylated tRNA, not the amino acid directly.
5.All of these statements are true.
46. Define operon and polycistronic mRNA.
16. During early life many infants receive milk from the mother. One of the major components of
milk is lactose.
a) Consider the Lac operon in E. coli, and state what the expression of Lac Y would be in I) E.
coli WT (wild type, everything is functional) and II) E. coli whose lacl gene has been delet-
ed, when each of the 2 strains are growing in culture flasks that contain high glucose and
high lactose. Hint: choose among 'high expression; low expression; no expression'for I) and
II).
1)
II)
b) In the graph below, draw the expression of LacY over time in strains I and II, when each of the
2 strains are growing in culture flasks that contain high glucose and high lactose, as shown in
part a). Hint: you can draw the curves on a piece of paper and copy and paste a picture of it,
if it is difficult to draw the graph directly here. If you do so and you have a Mac, make sure to
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Foundations in Microbiology
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- 5. 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…arrow_forward4. 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 absentarrow_forward2. Distinguish among inducible, repressible, and constitutive gene operons. promoter operator regulator terminator structural genesarrow_forward
- 1. Compare and contrast repressible and inducible operons. 2. Are genes for enzymes involved in anabolic processes usually repressible or inducible , why?arrow_forwardDescribe the main features of repressible operons.arrow_forward2. The lac operon controls the inducible expression of genes involved in lactose utilization. Several naturally occurring mutations have been discovered that affect how the lac operon operates. Consider the following mutations: I-= a mutation in the repressor protein that cannot bind the operator Is = a mutation in the repressor protein that cannot be removed from the operator Oc= a mutation in the operator that cannot bind the repressor Detail the functionality of the lac operon with following genotypes and cellular conditions (Note if there is no superscript, there is no mutation) Genotype I, O I, OC IS, O I, O Is, Oc Lactose present No No Yes Yes No Repressed (yes/no) N VAS ves NO Constitutive (yes/no) NO NO YES Yes NO Inducible (yes/no) Yes yes NO NO YUSarrow_forward
- 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.arrow_forward2. 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…arrow_forward2) Name and describe two types of constitutive mutants of the lactose operon.arrow_forward
- 1. Describe which enzymes are required for lactose and tryptophan metabolism in bacteria when lactose and tryptophan, respectively, are (a) present and (b) absent. 2. Contrast positive versus negative regulation of gene expression. Describe the role of the repressor in an inducible system and in a repressible system.arrow_forward1. 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 Permeasearrow_forward32. In class, I compared how the Lac operon operates like a car's gas pedal and brakes. Describe this comparison further by discussing individual elements of the Lac operon and connecting them to function of a car's gas pedal and brakes.arrow_forward
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