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Phage P22 mutationc27 defines a site required for establishment, but not maintenance of repressor synthesis. This study confirms that P22c27 is able to synthesize repressor if active repressor is present. An interaction involving gene products ofc1 andc3 and the sitec27 retards expression of the lytic genes of P22. Mutations in genec1 eliminate the retardation of lytic gene expression, butc27 does not alleviate the retardation. These results are used to construct a model that postulates that binding ofc1 andc3 products to DNA at or nearc27 is sufficient to cause retardation of lytic gene expression. The functioning ofc27 is contrasted to that of the analogouscy mutants of λ. The effect of thec27 mutation upon alleviation of “c1 repression” was studied in a partial revertant ofSalmonella typhimurium Pox-1 in whichc1 repression is exaggerated. The higher frequency of lysogenization seen in the mutant host is related to enhancedc1 repression.
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Tokuno, Si., Gough, M. Site c27 in phage P22 and control of the pathway to lysogeny. Molec. Gen. Genet. 144, 199–204 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02428109
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