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Lac Operon
Gene Regulation in action
What is gene regulation
• Expressing a gene– Making the protein for the gene
• Only making a protein when needed
• The process for determining when transcription occurs– or what factors determine that
Introns and Exons
• Eukaryotic DNA differs from prokaryotic DNA it that the coding sequences along the gene are interspersed with noncoding sequences
• The coding sequences are called
• EXONS
• The non coding sequences are called
• INTRONS
Lac Operon
• Found in E. Coli– Bacteria– Prokaryote
• Determines the balance between enzyme and substrate
• What really happens when we make protein?- requirements– Amino acids, transcription, translation- don’t
forget ATP
Lac Operon
• Waste of energy?– You bet!
• How do we make sure we can make proteins only when we need them– How do we get lights only when we need
them – How do we get electricity in this thing
Lac Operon
• Reminder about bacteria– Bacteria- 1 chromosome– Bacteria- one strand– DNA is circular
Lac Operon
• Many of our old buddies are still around– DNA– RNA– Factors– Helicase
- Polymerase
New Terms
• Promoter region– Place upstream important for binding in
DNA
• Controller/operator regions– Where Operon binds in
• Lactose– the sugar
Enzymes
• Permease– Protein allow items into the cell
• Beta-galactosidase– Breaks down glucose
• Transacetylase- ?
Look at the DNALook at the DNA
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
DNA DNA SequenceSequence
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
If there is no lactose present, the inhibitor is bound to the operator (Operon) sequence.
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
If there is no lactose present, the inhibitor is bound to the operator (Operon) sequence.
No space for polymerase to reach where it needs to.
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
InhibitorInhibitor
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
If there is no lactose present, the inhibitor is bound to the operator (Operon) sequence.
No space for polymerase to reach where it needs to.
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
InhibitorInhibitorRNA RNA POLPOL
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
No space for polymerase to reach where it needs to.
Lactose solution added
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
InhibitorInhibitorRNA RNA POLPOL
What’s Lactose again?
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
Lactose solution added
Lactose binds to the inhibitor
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
InhibitorInhibitorRNA RNA POLPOL
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
Lactose binds to the inhibitor
Lactose causes inhibitor no longer bind to the operator sequence
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
RNA RNA POLPOL
InhibitorInhibitor
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
Lactose causes inhibitor no longer bind to the operator sequence
RNA Polymerase can now transcribe
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
RNA RNA POLPOL
InhibitorInhibitor
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
Lactose causes inhibitor no longer bind to the operator sequence
RNA Polymerase can now transcribe
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
RNA RNA POLPOL
CCCCCGCCCCCGCCCCCUAUCCCCCGCCCCCGCCCCCUAURNA
Three mRNA “recipes” are made
• Permease– Protein allow items into the cell
• Beta-galactosidase– Breaks down glucose
• Transacetylase
• They also get translated!
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
Transcription continues to occur until lactose levels get low in the solution
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
RNA RNA POLPOL
CCCCCGCCCCCGCCCCCUAUCCCCCGCCCCCGCCCCCUAURNA
Promoter Promoter RegionRegion
Operator Operator SequenceSequence
Coding Coding RegionRegion
Terminator Terminator SequenceSequence
Lac Operon in actionLac Operon in action
Transcription continues to occur until lactose levels get low in the solution
Then the inhibitor binds back into the operator sequence
ATATATATATATATATATATATATAGGGGGCCGGGGCGGGGGATATCGCATACAGG
TATATATATATATATATATATATATCCCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCCTATAGCGTATGTCC
RNA RNA POLPOL
InhibitorInhibitor
The End
DNA