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It binds to the operator.
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What region of the operon does the repressor bind to?
I assume you mean the lac operon. The repressor binds upstream of the gene(s) in the regulatory gene region.
What would occur if the repressor of an inducible operon were mutated so it could not bind the operator?
It would result in the continuous transcription of the operon's genes.
Why is the tryptophan operon turned off in the presence of tryptophan?
Tryptophan binds to and activates the repressor proteins; the repressor proteins, in turn, bind to the operator, preventing transcription.
What is Corepressor and their function?
The metabolite that when bound to the repressor (of a repressible operon) forms a functional unit that can bind to its operator and block transcription.
Where is the repressor structure coded?
operon
What does the lac operon lactose bind to?
lac Z, lac Y, and lac A. Enzymes for the degradation and preparation of lactose for bacterial metabolisms.
What does the E coli the lac operon controls?
When the lac operon controls the expression of proteins in the E.coli cell that can break down lactose into two sugars, glucose and galactose. When lactose is present, it binds to the repressor that typically sits on the lac operon, changing the repressor's conformation such that it can no longer bind to the lac operon. Because of this, RNA polymerase can now transcribe the gene into mRNA, which in turn is translated into the proteins that can break down lactose.
What does the E coli the lac operon control?
When the lac operon controls the expression of proteins in the E.coli cell that can break down lactose into two sugars, glucose and galactose. When lactose is present, it binds to the repressor that typically sits on the lac operon, changing the repressor's conformation such that it can no longer bind to the lac operon. Because of this, RNA polymerase can now transcribe the gene into mRNA, which in turn is translated into the proteins that can break down lactose.
What genes is not a part of the lac operon?
repressor gene
What is the operon hypothesis and discuss how it explains the control of?
control of messenger RNA production? An operon is made up of a promoter, structural genes, and the operator. The operator is basically the on-off switch for DNA polymerase. Transcription relies on the cell's regulator, which codes for a repressor that bind to the operator. When the repressor binds to the operator, the promoter is blocked. Thus, preventing transcription to occur. However, an inducer can activate or deactivate the repressor. When deactivated, RNA polymerase can bind to the DNA molecule to begin transcription.
What environmental factor causes the lac operon to turn on?
In the lac operon model, lactose acts as in inducer molecule. In the presence of lactose, the molecule binds to the repressor protein. This repressor-lactose complex is unable to bind to the promoter. When the promoter is not occupied, RNA pol - II binds to it and begins transcribing the structural genes located downstream. Thus, the lac operon is turned on in the presence of lactose.
How does the repressor protien prevent transcription?
it blocks the promoter from the operon.
