Translational frameshift sites within bacteriophage λ genes rexA and cI

• Authors: Sidney Hayes , Harold J. Bull
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Phage λ's cI-rexA-rexB operon displays an intriguing example of regulation by an unexplained mechanism of polarity.  We have identified three potential -1 translational frameshift sites and present a model for translational frameshift suppression by lambda's CI repressor as a mechanism of regulating operon polarity, implying an additional role for CI self-regulation.

Keywords

EN

Rex exclusion; rho-dependent transcriptional terminator; CI repressor; bacteriophage l; translational frameshift

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 1999
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 879-884

Dates

published

1999

received

1999-12-06

Contributors

author

Sidney Hayes

• Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5  Canada

author

Harold J. Bull

• Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5  Canada