Potential energy of Dipole-Dipole Interaction

V is the potential energy

μ is the dipole moment

ϵo is the vacuum permittivity.

R is the length between the two nuclei

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In the absence of allolactose, the repressor is present in a form that binds its site on DNA (and so keeps the lac genes switched off ). 

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Allolactose binds to a part of the Lac repressor distinct from its DNA-binding domain.

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Negative control of the lac operon. 

No lactose; repression. The lacI gene produces repressor, which binds to the operator and blocks RNA polymerase from transcribing the lac genes.

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Binding of the repressor to the operator sequence blocks binding of RNA polymerase and so inhibits transcription.

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The phosphorylation pattern on the CTD is dynamic during the elongation process, catalyzed and controlled by multiple protein kinases, including P-TEFb, and phosphatases.