Activator

Activator and repressor bind DNA. Activator = transcription; repressor = no transcription (simplified). Inducer does NOT bind DNA. Inducer binds either activator OR repressor. It makes activator BETTER able to bind DNA = more ...

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CAN ANY BODY HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND BASIC DIFFERENT BETWEEN REPRESSOR AND INDUCER. AND WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN INDUCER AND ACTIVATOR PROTEIN IN RESPECT TO OPERONS ??

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... that I can't seem to answer correctly/articulate in the right way. Gene expresses 2 stripes, 1 in the anterior and 1 in the posterior. The same activator binds to both enhancers and is required for expression in both the ant and post stripe. Activator is present in an ant/post gradient. Describe ...

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... increases the speed. That's the place where transcription factors bind (although they should bind in the nearby of promotor as well.) Should the activator be a DNA sequence? I would consider that as a protein with activating function.

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... Those fatty acids will be used in a multitude of ways to construct cell membranes, cell signals, etc. The idea works and HCG does work as an activator of lipolysis in the human body (very well actually). However, this chemical is normally made during pregnancy. It plays with the levels of ...

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