Activators
& Small Molecules
•Inducers can also
activate activators:
–VAI
(3-N-oxohexanoyl-L-Homoserine lacton) à luxR
•Use as a logical (AND)
gate:
operator
promoter
gene
RNAP
inactive
activator
operator
promoter
gene
RNAP
active
activator
inducer
no
transcription
transcription
Inducer
Activator
Output
