Open AccessTranscriptional Control of the Galactose Operon by the capR ( lon ) and capT Genes
Author(s) -
C E Buchanan,
Sui-Sheng Hua,
Hanna Avni,
Alvin Markovitz
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.114.2.891-893.1973
Subject(s) - derepression , operon , biology , gal operon , gene , enzyme , genetics , gene expression , biochemistry , mutant , psychological repression
Mutations incapR orcapT cause derepression of the enzymes of thegal operon. Thegal -specific messenger ribonucleic acid is directly proportional to thegal enzyme levels in wild type,capR , andcapT strains. These results indicate thatcapR andcapT control thegal operon at the transcriptional level.
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