Abstract
An assay system for the in vitro transcription of the lac operon is described. A protein factor (CAP) and cyclic AMP, which are essential for the lac expression in vivo, also stimulate lac transcription in vitro.
MeSH Terms
Adenine Nucleotides/metabolism
Bacterial Proteins/metabolism
Coliphages/metabolism
Cyclic AMP/metabolism
DNA, Viral/metabolism
Genes, Regulator
Genetic Code
Hybridization, Genetic
In Vitro Techniques
Lactose/metabolism
Mutation
Operon
RNA Nucleotidyltransferases/metabolism
RNA, Viral/metabolism
Templates, Genetic
Chemicals
Adenine Nucleotides
Bacterial Proteins
DNA, Viral
RNA, Viral
Cyclic AMP
RNA Nucleotidyltransferases
Lactose
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Eron L
Arditti R
Zubay G
Connaway S
Beckwith J R
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