Transcription Termination and Late Control in Phage Lambda

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1975 Sep 1

PMID 1059112

Citations 38

Authors

J W Roberts

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Abstract

A transcription termination site occurs between the promoter for late gene expression of bacteriophage lambda and the late genes themselves. It is proposed that the lambda Q gene product controls late gene expression by over-coming this termination barrier.

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