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Synthesis of Bacteriophage λ Proteins in vitro

Nature New Biology volume 240, pages 3–6 (1972)Cite this article

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λ DNA stimulates a low level of protein synthesis in extracts of E. coli supplemented with RNA polymerase. The synthesis is efficiently and specifically repressed by addition of purified λ repressor. About 90% of the protein product is from the rightwards, or tof, promoter (PR) and 10% from the leftwards, or N, promoter (PL). The main polypeptide product is a low molecular species from the tof operon.

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GESTELAND, R., KAHN, C. Synthesis of Bacteriophage λ Proteins in vitro. Nature New Biology 240, 3–6 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio240003a0

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