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After release of repression, λ DNA quickly becomes associated with a membrane fraction. This membrane association requires the product of the λ regulator gene N, but not the product of any known genes subject to N activation. Gene N may carry out its positive regulation of DNA replication and RNA transcription through direct control of membrane association.
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HALLICK, L., BOYCE, R. & ECHOLS, H. Membrane Association by Bacteriophage λ DNA: Possible Direct Role of Regulator Gene N. Nature 223, 1239–1242 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2231239a0
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