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ABSTRACT Bacteriophage λ is a paradigm in the field of gene regulation and one of the best-understood systems in genetic regulatory biology. A so-called Genetic Switch determines the mechanisms by which λ transitions to its dual lifestyles—lytic or lysogenic. When λ initiates the lysogenic lifestyle, the phage-encoded CI repressor binds cooperatively to multi-partite operators in a defined pattern that autoregulates repression of phage lytic promoters as well as activation of the lysogenic promoter. The study of this genetic switch and related earlier research on phage λ revealed the main principles of gene expression and regulation in molecular biology. This article describes the underlying molecular details of λ lysogeny, as it is currently understood.
EcoSal PlusImmunology and Microbiology-Microbiology
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12.20
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4
期刊介绍：
EcoSal Plus is the authoritative online review journal that publishes an ever-growing body of expert reviews covering virtually all aspects of E. coli, Salmonella, and other members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and their use as model microbes for biological explorations. This journal is intended primarily for the research community as a comprehensive and continuously updated archive of the entire corpus of knowledge about the enteric bacterial cell. Thoughtful reviews focus on physiology, metabolism, genetics, pathogenesis, ecology, genomics, systems biology, and history E. coli and its relatives. These provide the integrated background needed for most microbiology investigations and are essential reading for research scientists. Articles contain links to E. coli K12 genes on the EcoCyc database site and are available as downloadable PDF files. Images and tables are downloadable to PowerPoint files.
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