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Control of bacteriophage mu lysogenic repression.
Journal of molecular biology - 14 Oct 2005
Ranquet Caroline, Toussaint Ariane, de Jong Hidde, Maenhaut-Michel Geneviève, Geiselmann Johannes
Abstract excerpt
The transposable and temperate phage Mu infects Escherichia coli where it can enter the lytic life-cycle or reside as a repressed and integrated prophage. The repressor protein Rep is the key element in the lysis-lysogeny decision. We have analyzed the fate of Rep in different mutants by Western blotting under two conditions that can induce a lysogen: high temperature and stationary phase. We show that,...
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