Abstract
Lambda phage regulation now seems to involve two contrasting elements: the immunity and the antirepressor substances. The latter is an x gene product capable of abolishing cl repression and its action is here explained according to two alternative models.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Jacob, F., and Monod, J., J. Mol. Biol., 3, 318 (1961).
Ptashne, M., Nature, 214, 232 (1967).
Kaiser, A. D., and Jacob, F., Virology, 4, 509 (1957).
Jacob, F., and Wollman, E. L., Ann. Inst. Pasteur, 87, 653 (1954).
Ptashne, M., and Hopkins, N., Proc. US Nat. Acad. Sci., 60, 1282 (1968).
Eisen, H., Fuerst, C. A., Siminovitch, L., Thomas, R., Lambert, L., Pereira da Silva, L., and Jacob, F., Virology, 30, 224 (1966).
Taylor, K., Hradecna, Z., and Szybalski, W., Proc. US Nat. Acad. Sci., 57, 1618 (1967).
Eisen, H., Pereira da Silva, L., and Jacob, F., Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol., 33, 755 (1968).
Oppenheim, A. B., and Salomon, D., (in preparation).
Calef, E., and Neubauer, Z., Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol., 33, 765 (1968).
Neubauer, Z., and Calef, E., J. Mol. Biol. (in the press).
Eisen, H., Pereira da Silva, L., and Jacob, F., CR Acad. Sci. Paris, 266, 1176 (1968).
Sly, W. S., and Rabideau, K., J. Mol. Biol., 42, 385 (1969).
Horiuchi, T., Koga, H., Inokuchi, H., and Tomizawa, J. I., Mol. Gen. Genetics, 104, 51 (1969).
Sussman, R., and Jacob, F., CR Acad. Sci. Paris, 254, 1517 (1962).
Gilbert, W., and Muller-Hill, B., Proc. US Nat. Acad. Sci., 58, 2415 (1967).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
OPPENHEIM, A., NEUBAUER, Z. & CALEF, E. The Antirepressor: a New Element in the Regulation of Protein Synthesis. Nature 226, 31–32 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226031a0
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/226031a0
This article is cited by
-
Dynamical behaviour of biological regulatory networks—II. Immunity control in bacteriophage lambda
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (1995)
-
Repression of ant synthesis early in the lytic cycle of phage P22
Molecular and General Genetics MGG (1981)
-
Kinetics of P22 early gene expression suggests a cro-like regulatory function
Molecular and General Genetics MGG (1981)
-
Control of λ repressor prophage and establishment transcription by the product of gene tof
Molecular and General Genetics MGG (1978)
-
Purification and properties of a λ operator-binding protein which is expected to be autorepressor (tof protein) from E. coli carrying λdv plasmid
Molecular and General Genetics MGG (1977)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
