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. 1976 Mar;73(3):712–716. doi: 10.1073/pnas.73.3.712

Deletions of lambda phage locating a prm mutation within the rightward operator.

G R Smith, H Eisen, L Reichardt, J Hedgepeth
PMCID: PMC335988  PMID: 1062780

Abstract

Two deletion-substitution mutations of phage lambda, spi-113 and spi-274, are shown to remove about half of the rightward operator OR. Physiological studies show that spi-113 is still repressible. Thus, the 50 or so nucleotides of OR deleted in this mutant are not absolutely essential for repression. prm-116, which inactivates the promoter essential for the maintenance of lambda repressor synthesis, is located within OR between the endpoints of spi-113 and spi-274.

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