IPTGplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigIPTG: isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside, an inducer of the Lac operon. IPTG binds to the Lac repressor protein (also known as LacI).: isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside, an inducerplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigInducer: a molecule that triggers the expression of a gene or genes. Examples in E. coli include lactose and IPTG, which induce expression of the Lac operon in E. coli, and maltose, which induces expression of the Mal operon. An example in yeast is galactose, which induces expression of Gal genes. of the Lac operonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigLac operon: an operon in E. coli that contains the cis-acting regulatory elements $lacP$ and $lacO$, and the protein coding genes $lacZ$, $lacY$, and $lacA$. The Lac operon is an example of a negatively-regulated operon.. IPTGplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigIPTG: isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside, an inducer of the Lac operon. IPTG binds to the Lac repressor protein (also known as LacI). binds to the Lac repressor proteinplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigLacI: the protein encoded by the $lacI$ gene; also called the Lac repressor protein. Binds to lactose or IPTG; upon binding, it loses the ability to bind to $lacO$. (also known as LacIplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigLacI: the protein encoded by the $lacI$ gene; also called the Lac repressor protein. Binds to lactose or IPTG; upon binding, it loses the ability to bind to $lacO$.).
glossary:iptg
glossary/iptg.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/01 15:59 by mike