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254 <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Cloning</strong><br />

(a) The lac promoter<br />

(i) Glucose absent, IPTG present: promoter ON<br />

Multiple mRNAs synthesized<br />

by RNA polymerase<br />

CRP<br />

protein<br />

RNA<br />

polymerase<br />

<strong>Gene</strong> of interest<br />

(ii) Glucose present, IPTG absent: promoter WEAKLY ON<br />

lac<br />

repressor<br />

Low transcription<br />

<strong>Gene</strong> of interest<br />

(b) The ara (or pBAD) promoter<br />

(i) Glucose absent, arabinose present: promoter ON<br />

AraC<br />

CRP<br />

protein<br />

AraC<br />

RNA<br />

polymerase<br />

Multiple mRNAs synthesized<br />

by RNA polymerase<br />

<strong>Gene</strong> of interest<br />

(ii) Glucose present, arabinose absent: promoter OFF<br />

AraC<br />

AraC<br />

No<br />

transcription<br />

<strong>Gene</strong> of<br />

interest<br />

Figure 9.2 The lac and ara promoters. The diagram illustrates their modes<br />

of action when on and off. CRP protein: a positive activator that binds in the<br />

absence of glucose.<br />

and hence prevents expression of the genes of the lac operon in the<br />

absence of lactose, which encode proteins for lactose uptake and cleavage.<br />

The lac promoter DNA which contains the binding sites for RNA polymerase<br />

can be cloned upstream of any gene, thus placing the expression of<br />

those genes under the control of the signals which normally direct lac gene

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