I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!! after all the trouble i went through (with many many helps from others), what did i find out??? rhos is the gene codes for the sigma factor *roll eyes* really shud've guessed -____- and BTW in that journal it's not even call rhoS, it's called rpoS... yes !!! P ppl!!! actually... wonder if the lectuers think it's rho and will give me marks off if i write rpoS...grrrrrr.

For the benefits of pppl doing 204, er... basically.. when bac sense starvation, sigmal factor (protein) is sythesised from the rpoS gene, and sigmal binds to RNA polymerase, i.e. gives it indication of which promotor to binds to start synthesis of pex gene.... think that's it in a nutshell..... if anyone knows they whatever i said up there isn't right.. plz plz plz let me know ^^: and btw... sigmal factor can be an enzyme/protein/piece of RNA... not sure... either way it binds to RNA polymerase.

acknowledgement made to:
Danny for searching it on internet even tho he has no idea what any of these term means + taking me to uni yesterday, using his valuable study time just so that i can read the prescott txtbook
Mike for "knowing exactly" where to find the resources i want, and found that paper i coudlnt' find on net and sending it to me ^_____^ and btw.. that is one useful paper.... anyone who wants it.. let me know.. ^^

I am a lucky girl with many caring + helpful friends
and if anyone see me laughing hysterically after the bio exam.. u would know that it didn't come up in the exam... hahahaha *dies*

anyway.. more studyign ^^ bye~