Octamerization of λ CI repressor is needed for effective repression of PRM and efficient switching from lysogeny

Genes and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 3013-3022

  Dodd, I B ^a   Perkins, A J ^a   Tsemitsidis, D ^a   Egan, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage ; CI repressor; DNA looping; Genetic switch; Negative autoregulation; Octamer

Indexed keywords

CI PROTEIN; PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LYSOGENIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GENES, REPORTER; KINETICS; LAC OPERON; LYSOGENY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXYGEN; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0035890132     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.937301     Document Type: Article

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