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SEVERAL reports have considered the represser binding sites in the lac1–3 and λ4–6 operators. The analysis of these regions has focused on features apparent in the linear sequences such as regions of twofold rotational symmetry, and the 17-base-pair sequence which is largely conserved in the rightward and leftward represser-binding sites of λ6. As these sequences are thought to be wound in the double helical form when they are recognised by represser7,8, I have investigated whether any further interesting features could be revealed by such an arrangement.
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O'NEILL, M. Similarities in the helical sequences of the represser-binding sites in the lac and λ operators. Nature 260, 550–554 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260550a0
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