λ Repressor and cro—components of an efficient molecular switch
- 19 November 1981
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 294 (5838) , 217-223
- https://doi.org/10.1038/294217a0
Abstract
In a lysogen, most genes of phage λ are repressed; in response to a transient induction signal, they are efficiently switched on. The switch, which consists in part of a tripartite operator to which two regulatory proteins bind, depends not only on DNA–protein interactions, but also on effects transmitted from one DNA-bound protein to another. λ exemplifies a strategy that facilitates efficient switching between two physiological states in response to a transient signal.Keywords
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