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structure function of protein
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3maintypes 1 transcriptional during wanscription 2 post transcriptional Cattertranscription 3 post wansiatio
structural genes code for a protein with function INSIDE cell enzymes carrier hormone VS regulatory
genes node to proteinthat controls expression of
structural genes levels of protein production candomultiple
1.3 Genecontrol Lac operon regulatory mechanism at transcriptional level
operon a cluster of structural genes in prokaryotescontrolled by thesame promoter
lar operon in bacteria control productionofenzyme lactate B galactosidase matbreak downlacto
and 2 other structural proteins as an energysource inducibleenzyme onlysynthesised when
promoter needed sectionofDNAto wanscription lactose is present prevents was
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regulatory gene coding for lac repressorprotein this has 2 bindingsires so it can bindto
a operator to preventtranscription ofsavewalDNA RNA polymerase can't attachto promoter
b lactose electron molecule shapeof repressorproteindistorts can'tbindto operator
whenlactose is absent I Regulatory genetranscribed translated 2 lacrepressor
protein produced 3 Lacrepressorprotein binds to operator regionbefore lacz a RNA
polymerase can't bind to promoterregion transcription iantoccur dueto presence of
repressorprotein s 6 Nolactatesynthesised
no transcription of structural genes
when lactose is present 1 Bacteria uptakes lactose 2 Lactosebinds to second
binding site onrepressorprotein distorts itsshape can'tbindto operator 3 RNA
polymerase can bindto promoter transcription occurs 4 mrna translatedfromall
structural genes s lactaseenzymeproduced C lactose can bebrokendownforenergy
1 4 Gene control transcription Factors
transcriptionfactors controlgene expression ineukaryotes win about 10 of humangenes coding forthem
some bindto promoterregion of a gene to allow prevent transcription
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a protein complex 3 receptorchanges shape moves awayfromprotein complex attaches topromoterregion
oftargetgene a attractsother cofactors to bind with it enablesRNA polymerase to transcribetargetgene
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