LE 2: Trancscriptional control of gene expression I - Prokaryotes - The lac operon

3 important questions on LE 2: Trancscriptional control of gene expression I - Prokaryotes - The lac operon

What is the lac operon?

A regulation for enzymes required for lactose metabolism

What happens when there is low lactose, high glucose and low cAMP?

Lac repressor binds operator, RNA binding blocked, no transcription

What happens when there is hgih lactose, low glucose and high cAMP?

CAMP binds CAP protein, conformational change, no DNA binding, activation

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