In vitro synthesis of enzymes of the tryptophan (trp) operon of E. coli was studied in an extract prepared from E. coli, which is programmed with purified DNA from trp transducing phages with mutations that effect the expression of the trp genes in various ways. Our results show that control of tran
In vitro synthesis of enzymes of the tryptophan operon of Escherichia coli
โ Scribed by Pouwels, P. H. ;van Rotterdam, J.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 815 KB
- Volume
- 136
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0026-8925
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โฆ Synopsis
A protein fraction, called At (= anti termination) factor, has been isolated from extracts of E. coli and partially purified. The At factor stimulates the synthesis in vitro of anthranilate synthetase, an enzyme encoded by two genes of the tryptophan (trp) operon, but has no effect on the synthesis of T7 RNA polymerase and other T7- and T4 coded proteins. The At factor stimulates the synthesis of trp mRNA; it has no effect on the translation of trp mRNA. We conclude that in vitro transcription of the trp operon is positively controlled.
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