BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETIC MECHANISMS IN REGULATION PROCESSES IN THE BACTERIAL CELL
Abstract
DNA performs two essential functions: replication and coding, the latter being followed by the translation of the chemical text. These two functions permit the interaction of acting elements, but in each of them DNA intervenes directly as a matrix and indirectly as an emitter and receptor of specific chemical signals by which these two functions are regulated. As an emitter, DNA acts on all levels, it seems, by defining the primary structure, and therefore the properties of the proteins carrying out specific regulatory functions. It is through the action of these proteins that all the regulatory actions necessary for proper cellular functioning are established and relayed. As a receptor, the role of DNA appears to be strictly passive. The specific sequences defining the operators and the punctuations of the code or the replication seem to be recognized, whether masked or uncovered, by the regulatory proteins themselves.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 29, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0838553
Entities
People
- Francois Jacob
- Jacques Monod
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories