glucose and lac operon

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If glucose is glucose is available then the lac operon should be turned _____

OFF

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When glucose is low/absent & not available for metabolism cellular levels pf cAMP __________

Increases

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Glucose levks are linked to cellular levels of a molecule called :

Cyclic AMP cAMP

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The rate if transcription of the lac operon if _______________.

High cellular cAMP levels increase

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cAMP levels do _____ affect repressor proteins activity

NOT

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When goucose is absent cAMP ______ transcription

Increases

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How does extracellular glucose inhibit transcription of the lac operon?

By reducing the levels of intracellular cAMP

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Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein (CRP) is an ______ protein of the lac operon when bound to cAMP

Activator

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Low Glucose levels = _______ cellular cAMP levels which binds to & activates CRP

High

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_________ : binds to a region of DNA upstream of the lac promoter & recruits RNA polymerase

Active CRP

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Low Glucose = __________ = Active CRP= Increased Rate of Lac Operon Transcription

High cAmp

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