Open AccessIn Vitro Activation of the Transcription of ara BAD Operon by ara C Activator
Author(s) -
Nancy Lee,
Gary Wilcox,
William O. Gielow,
John Van Arnold,
P. Patrick Cleary,
Ellis Englesberg
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.71.3.634
Subject(s) - activator (genetics) , operon , transcription (linguistics) , in vitro , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , gene , escherichia coli , philosophy , linguistics
The transcription ofara BAD operon requiresara C activator and cyclic AMP. D-Fucose inhibitsara mRNA synthesis. Our results indicate that the positive control byara C activator is exerted at the level of transcription.