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. 1989 Feb;171(2):1188–1191. doi: 10.1128/jb.171.2.1188-1191.1989

Point mutations in the regulatory region of the ilvGMEDA operon of Escherichia coli K-12.

R P Lawther 1
PMCID: PMC209719  PMID: 2644227

Abstract

The ilvGMEDA operon of Escherichia coli K-12 is preceded by a regulatory region containing a promoter, a leader, and an attenuator. This region has been extensively characterized biochemically. In this note point mutations of the regulatory region are reported. The effect of these mutations on expression from the ilv regulatory region supports the previous biochemical analysis.

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