Like the lac operon, the hexose operon is controlled by a separate regulatory protein under the control of its own promoter (see the schematic of the operon below). The hexose regulatory protein is sensitive to fatty acyl CoA levels. When all hexose fuel sources are depleted, the bacteria switch to lipid metabolism and fatty acyl CoA levels increase. This turns expression of the hexose operon off. +1 +1 Regulatory Gene Pregulator Hexose Operon Genes operon regulator promoter operon promoter 5e. The regulatory protein that controls expression of the hexose operons is a transcriptional ACTIVTOR or REPRESSOR (circle one).

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Problem 9TYU: A mutation that inactivates the repressor gene of the lac operon results in (a) the continuous...
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Like the lac operon, the hexose operon is controlled by a separate regulatory protein under the control
of its own promoter (see the schematic of the operon below). The hexose regulatory protein is
sensitive to fatty acyl CoA levels. When all hexose fuel sources are depleted, the bacteria switch to
lipid metabolism and fatty acyl CoA levels increase. This turns expression of the hexose operon off.
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Regulatory Gene
Pregulator
Hexose Operon Genes
operon
regulator promoter
operon promoter
5e. The regulatory protein that controls expression of the hexose operons is a transcriptional
ACTIVTOR or REPRESSOR (circle one).
Transcribed Image Text:Like the lac operon, the hexose operon is controlled by a separate regulatory protein under the control of its own promoter (see the schematic of the operon below). The hexose regulatory protein is sensitive to fatty acyl CoA levels. When all hexose fuel sources are depleted, the bacteria switch to lipid metabolism and fatty acyl CoA levels increase. This turns expression of the hexose operon off. +1 +1 Regulatory Gene Pregulator Hexose Operon Genes operon regulator promoter operon promoter 5e. The regulatory protein that controls expression of the hexose operons is a transcriptional ACTIVTOR or REPRESSOR (circle one).
5g. A mutation has occurred rendering the regulatory protein unable to recognize the operator
sequence. What effect would this have on the expression of this operon? How would this impact
the energetic demands on the cell? Justify your answer.
Transcribed Image Text:5g. A mutation has occurred rendering the regulatory protein unable to recognize the operator sequence. What effect would this have on the expression of this operon? How would this impact the energetic demands on the cell? Justify your answer.
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