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A sequence of about fifty amino-acids at the N-terminus of the lac repressor is thought to bind directly to lac operator DNA. Although this length cannot make the conventional cleft, it could form a protrusion; the manner in which such a protrusion interacts with the DNA site is discussed here.
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ADLER, K., BEYREUTHER, K., FANNING, E. et al. How lac Repressor Binds to DNA. Nature 237, 322–327 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237322a0
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