Abstract
Escherichia coli lit mutations inhibit gene expression late in infection by bacteriophage T4. We cloned the lit gene from wild-type E. coli and three independent lit mutants. We present evidence that lit mutations [renamed lit(Con) mutations] cause overproduction of the lit gene product and that overproduction of this product causes the inhibition of gene expression. We also present evidence that the lit gene product is nonessential for E. coli growth, although the gene is common to most E. coli K-12 strains.
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