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How lac Repressor Binds to DNA

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A sequence of about fifty amino-acids at the N-terminus of the lac repressor is thought to bind directly to lac operator DNA. Although this length cannot make the conventional cleft, it could form a protrusion; the manner in which such a protrusion interacts with the DNA site is discussed here.

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  1. Institute für Genetik, Universität zu Köln, 5 Köln-Lindenthal, Weyertal, 121, W. Germany

    K. ADLER, K. BEYREUTHER, E. FANNING, N. GEISLER, B. GRONENBORN, A. KLEMM, B. MÜLLER-HILL, M. PFAHL & A. SCHMITZ

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ADLER, K., BEYREUTHER, K., FANNING, E. et al. How lac Repressor Binds to DNA. Nature 237, 322–327 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237322a0

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