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Abstract

Different levels of β-galactosidase are found in various trp-lac fusion strains. These levels of β-galactosidase fall within a 60-fold range. The amount of thiogalactoside transacetylase activity detected in these same strains only varies 10-fold and is found in amounts greater than those predicted from the β-galactosidase levels. The observation that the β-galactosidase and thiogalactoside transacetylase levels are not directly proportional, that the lacZ messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels are not proportional to the β-galactosidase activity, that, at least for the one fusion strain tested, the SuA polarity suppressor does not affect the β-galactosidase level, and that, in all but one strain, the β-galactosidase activity appears to reside in normal β-galactosidase molecules suggests that the disproportionately low production of β-galactosidase is due to a decrease in the frequency of translation initiation of lacZ mRNA in these strains. Several mechanisms are proposed to explain this decrease. Some possible bases for the disproportional production of β-galactosidase and thiogalactoside transacetylase are also described. The preferred explanation for these disproportional enzyme levels is that only a fraction of the full complement of ribosomes need initiate translation at lacZ for the functional synthesis of lac mRNA to occur and that once the lac ribonucleic acid is made a full complement of ribosomes can bind at internal translation initiation sites at Y and A .

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Reznikoff, W. S., Michels, C. A., Cooper, T. G., Silverstone, A. E., & Magasanik, B. (1974). Inhibition of lacZ Gene Translation Initiation in trp-lac Fusion Strains. Journal of Bacteriology, 117(3), 1231–1239.

Authors 5
  1. William S. Reznikoff (first)
  2. Corinne A. Michels (additional)
  3. Terrance G. Cooper (additional)
  4. Allen E. Silverstone (additional)
  5. Boris Magasanik (additional)
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@article{Reznikoff_1974, title={Inhibition of lacZ Gene Translation Initiation in trp-lac Fusion Strains}, volume={117}, ISSN={1098-5530}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.117.3.1231-1239.1974}, DOI={10.1128/jb.117.3.1231-1239.1974}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Bacteriology}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Reznikoff, William S. and Michels, Corinne A. and Cooper, Terrance G. and Silverstone, Allen E. and Magasanik, Boris}, year={1974}, month=mar, pages={1231–1239} }