Mechanisms of activation of the cryptic cel operon of Escherichia coli K12.

doi:10.1093/genetics/124.3.473

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Mechanisms of activation of the cryptic cel operon of Escherichia coli K12.

Genetics - 1 Mar 1990

Parker L L, Hall B G

Abstract excerpt

The cel (cellobiose utilization) operon of Escherichia coli K12 is not expressed in the wild-type organism. However, mutants that can express the operon and thereby utilize the beta-glucoside sugars cellobiose, arbutin and salicin are easily isolated. Two kinds of mutations are capable of activat...

Topics

Base Sequence
Cellobiose
Disaccharides
Escherichia coli
Gene Expression
Genotype
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Operon
Restriction Mapping

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