What is Gene regulation?
Since the discovery of first example of gene regulation by François Jacob and Jacques Monod in 1961 in the form of lac operon, continuous efforts are being put in by various scientists for better understanding the mechanism underlying, how genes are regulated within cells. Gene regulation includes events that will allow cells to convert the message coded in DNA (genes) into gene products (Proteins or RNA). Gene regulation, is quite a complex process involving cross-talk between different proteins that will allow cells to know- when, in what tissues and for how long a particular gene or genes should be turned on and off. Hence, a fundamental understanding of gene regulation is critical to understanding how organisms develop and adapt to their environment and stress. Regulation of genes drives the processes of cellular differentiation and morphogenesis, which is essential for the formation of different cell types in multicellular organism. In a multicellular organism different cell types
