Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134261928
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.8, Problem 2MQ
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Quorum sensing is used to sense the presence of its own species or other species which triggers the regulatory pathways that are controlled by the cell population. Bacteria use this mechanism to ensure a certain amount of bacteria before initiating activities. Autoinducer is a chemical that is produced by the bacterium which is a major player in the signalling pathway involved in quorum sensing.
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
Ch. 6.1 - What is protein domain?Ch. 6.1 - Why are most DMA-binding proteins specific to...Ch. 6.1 - Describe why a protein that binds to a specific...Ch. 6.2 - Why is negative control so named?Ch. 6.2 - How does a repressor inhibit the synthesis of a...Ch. 6.2 - Induction is considered the opposite of enzyme...Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 6.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.3 - What is the difference between an operon and a...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 1MQ
Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.4 - Explain how the lac operon is both positively and...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 1CRCh. 6.5 - What is the major difference between...Ch. 6.5 - How do transcriptional activators in Archaea often...Ch. 6.5 - Explain how the Pyrococcus furiosus TrmBL1...Ch. 6.5 - Prob. 1CRCh. 6.6 - What are kinases and what is their role in...Ch. 6.6 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.6 - Prob. 1CRCh. 6.7 - What are the primary response regulator and the...Ch. 6.7 - Why is adaptation during chemotaxis important?Ch. 6.7 - How does the response of the chemortaxis system to...Ch. 6.7 - Adaptation allows the mechanism controlling...Ch. 6.8 - What advantage do quorum-sensing systems confer on...Ch. 6.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.8 - Prob. 3MQCh. 6.8 - How can quorum sensing be considered a regulatory...Ch. 6.9 - Which Escherichia coli genes are activated and...Ch. 6.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.9 - What are some other conditions that trigger the...Ch. 6.9 - Explain the sequence of molecular events that...Ch. 6.10 - Prob. 1MQCh. 6.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.10 - Prob. 3MQCh. 6.10 - Prob. 1CRCh. 6.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 6.11 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.11 - Prob. 3MQCh. 6.11 - What are the mechanisms by which regulation by...Ch. 6.12 - What happens when a riboswitch binds the small...Ch. 6.12 - What are the major differences between a repressor...Ch. 6.12 - What is the mechanism by which a riboswitch...Ch. 6.13 - Why does attenuation control not occur in...Ch. 6.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.13 - Prob. 1CRCh. 6.14 - What is feedback inhibition?Ch. 6.14 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.14 - Prob. 3MQCh. 6.14 - Describe how feedback inhibition is reversible.Ch. 6.15 - What types of covalent modifications commonly...Ch. 6.15 - Prob. 2MQCh. 6.15 - Explain the role of an anti-sigma factor.Ch. 6.15 - Which nucleotides are commonly used to covalently...Ch. 6 - What would happen to regulation from a promoter...Ch. 6 - Most of the regulatory systems described in this...Ch. 6 - Many amino acid biosynthetic operons under...Ch. 6 - How would you design a regulatory system to make...
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