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Corepression of the P1 addiction operon by Phd and Doc.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 1998
Magnuson R, Yarmolinsky M B
Abstract excerpt
The P1 plasmid addiction operon encodes Doc, a toxin that kills plasmid-free segregants, and Phd, an unstable antidote that neutralizes the toxin. Additionally, these products repress transcription of the operon. The antidote binds to two adjacent sites in the promoter. Here we present evidence concerning the regulatory role of the toxin, which we studied with the aid of a mutation, docH66Y. The DocH66Y protein...
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