Use of chlC-lac fusions to determine regulation of gene chlC in Escherichia coli K-12.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 138 ·No. 3 ·1979-06-00 ·Pages 726-30

Fimmel AL, Haddock BA

Abstract

Gene fusions between the lac structural genes and the chlC locus were isolated, and the regulation of lac gene expression was studied. The fused lac genes were induced by nitrate anaerobically and repressed by the presence of oxygen.

MeSH Terms

Chromosome Mapping Escherichia coli/genetics,metabolism Genes Genes, Regulator Glucose/metabolism Lac Operon Mutation Nitrate Reductases/genetics,metabolism Nitrates/metabolism beta-Galactosidase/metabolism

Chemicals

Nitrates Nitrate Reductases beta-Galactosidase Glucose

Authors & Affiliations

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Fimmel A L

Haddock B A

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.138.3.726-730.1979

Published

1979-06-00

Pages

726-30

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC218097

Subset

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