Section 17
Molecular Regulation
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Catabolite Activator Protein (CAP): An Activator Regulator
When glucose levels decline in E. coli, catabolite activator protein (CAP) is bound by cAMP to promote transcription of the lac operon.
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The Initiation Complex and Translation Rate
The first step of translation is ribosome assembly, which requires initiation factors.