Concepts

Background on Transcription

RNA Polymerases

Structure of RNA Polymerase

Interactions with Promoters

Initiation and Elongation

Promoter Organization

Factor-Independent Termination of Transcription

Factor-Dependent Termination of Transcription

Lactose Operon Regulation

Lac Repressor

cAMP Receptor Protein (CRP)

Phage Biology

Transcription Regulation in Phage

Structure of Cro and cI Repressors

SOS Regulon

trp Operon Regulation

Galactose Operon

Arabinose Operon

Antisense RNA

Stringent Response

mRNA Turnover

Posttranscriptional Processing of rRNA and tRNA