Abstract
I used a chlC-lac operon fusion to study regulatory mutations which affect nitrate reductase expression in Escherichia coli. A NarL- mutant apparently lacks a nitrate-specific positive regulatory component. Furthermore, an fnr (nirR) mutation prevented enzyme induction under any conditions. These data are consistent with a two-step, positive control model for nitrate reductase regulation.
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