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Sourav Pan🥇 GoldSeptember 4, 2024
Why does lambda phage use different promoters to transcribe the cI repressor gene immediately after infection and in the lysogenic state?
Why does lambda phage use different promoters to transcribe the cI repressor gene immediately after infection and in the lysogenic state?
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Sourav Pan🥇 GoldMay 15, 2025
Lambda phage uses different promoters to regulate the expression of the cI repressor gene to ensure that the phage can efficiently establish lysogeny by producing the repressor protein immediately after infection to inhibit the lytic cycle and maintain a stable lysogenic state.
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