Cro's role in the CI-Cro bistable switch is critical for λ's transition from lysogeny to lytic development

Genes and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2461-2472

  Schubert, Rachel A ^a   Dodd, Ian B ^a   Egan, J Barry ^a   Shearwin, Keith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage ; Bistability; Cro; Epigenetic; Genetic switch; Transcriptional control

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PROTEIN CI; PROTEIN CRO; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SWITCHING; LYSOGENIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; LYSOGENY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROPHAGES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; VIRAL REGULATORY AND ACCESSORY PROTEINS; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 34948874664     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1584907     Document Type: Article

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