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Index >> Regulation of Protein Synthesis - Operon >> Repressible System

Repressible System

Repressible System -

Corepressor absent:

Regulator gene -->Inactive repressor (aporepressor)

--> No blocking of operator gene.

--> mRNA transcription by structural genes.

--> Enzyme synthesis.

Corepressor present::

Regulator gene --> Inactive repressor (aporepressor)

--> + corepressor--> Active repressor.

--> Binds to and blocks operator gene.

--> No mRNA transcription by structural genes.

--> No enzyme synthesis.

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