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What is the major mechanism for controlling the production of a protein encoded by a given gene?

  • Ribosomal regulation
  • Post-translational modification
  • Transcriptional control (correct)
  • DNA replication control
  • In unicellular organisms, genes are regulated to adjust to changes in which environments?

  • Microbial and ecological
  • Biological and physiological
  • Chemical and genetic
  • Nutritional and physical (correct)
  • Roughly half of the genes in E. coli are organized into what structures?

  • Chromosomes
  • Ribosomes
  • Plasmids
  • Operons (correct)
  • What must E. coli RNA pol associate with in order to initiate transcription?

    <p>σ70 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What binds to the promoter of the lac operon?

    <p>σ70 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What blocks the start site of transcription in the absence of lactose?

    <p>Lac repressor (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to transcription of the lac operon in the absence of lactose?

    <p>It is repressed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What releases the lac repressor from the operator sequence, de-repressing transcription?

    <p>Lactose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a better energy source than lactose for E. coli?

    <p>Glucose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does E. coli synthesize in response to low glucose levels?

    <p>cAMP (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What protein does cAMP bind to and activate?

    <p>CAP (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What greatly stimulates the rate of transcription initiation by interacting with RNA pol?

    <p>CAP (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the presence of high tryptophan levels, what happens to the trp operon?

    <p>It is repressed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the major processes that regulate protein concentrations in eukaryotes?

    <p>Transcription, mRNA degradation, mRNA translation, and protein degradation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What controls cell protein concentration by gene transcription, mRNA degradation, protein translation, and protein degradation?

    <p>Cell protein concentration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Transcriptional Control in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

    • E. coli RNA pol must associate with a sigma factor, commonly σ70
    • σ70 binds to the promoter of the lac operon
    • Lac repressor binds to the operator, blocking the start site when lactose is absent
    • Transcription of the lac operon is repressed in the absence of lactose
    • When lactose is present, it binds to the lac repressor, releasing it from the operator sequence and de-repressing transcription
    • Glucose is a better energy source than lactose
    • E. coli synthesizes cAMP in response to low glucose levels
    • cAMP binds to and activates a transcriptional activator protein called CAP
    • CAP interacts with RNA pol and greatly stimulates the rate of transcription initiation
    • The trp operon is repressed in the presence of high tryptophan levels
    • Cell protein concentration is controlled by gene transcription, mRNA degradation, protein translation, and protein degradation
    • Major processes that regulate protein concentrations in eukaryotes include transcription, mRNA degradation, mRNA translation, and protein degradation

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    Test your knowledge of transcriptional control in prokaryotes and eukaryotes with this quiz. Explore key concepts such as RNA polymerase association, promoter binding, lac operon regulation, cAMP signaling, and protein concentration regulation.

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