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What are the 4 mechanisms controlling enzyme activity |
1. Feedback inhibition 2. Degradation 3. Covalent modification 4. Protein protein interactions |
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mRNA can be controlled in two levels
What are they? |
1. Translation 2. The amount mRNA is produced |
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Reporter genes |
Encode Proteins (fused to desired genes expressed) that are easy to detect and are used for assay
By shining light in certain wavelength GFP (green fluorescent protein) is commonly used to monitor gene expression |
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What is an operator gene? |
In genetics, an operator is a segment of DNA to which a transcription factor binds to regulate gene expression. The transcription factor is a repressor, which can bind to the operator to prevent transcription. |
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