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. 1969 Feb;97(2):550–556. doi: 10.1128/jb.97.2.550-556.1969

Molecular Basis of Transient Repression of β-Galactosidase in Escherichia coli

Bonnie Tyler 1, Boris Magasanik 1
PMCID: PMC249726  PMID: 4886283

Abstract

The molecular basis of transient repression of β-galactosidase by glucose was examined. This repression acted only at the level of transcription. Apparently, it was not mediated by the I-gene product. Analysis of single cells in a culture subjected to transient repression showed that essentially all cells initially experienced repression and later became gradually resistant to repression.

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