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Relieving repression

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High resolution structures of the Tet and Lac repressors bound to their respective operator DNA sites provide endpoints for the functional allosteric pathways in these distinct regulatory systems.

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Figure 1: The TetR and LacI operons.
Figure 2: More detailed description of the motions that are elicited by the binding of inducers.

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