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Takako Sato, Yuka Nakamura, Kyoko K. Nakashima, Chiaki Kato, Koki Horikoshi; High pressure represses expression of the malB operon in Escherichia coli, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Volume 135, Issue 1, 1 January 1996, Pages 111–116, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb07974.x
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Abstract
The formation of plaques by λ phage in Escherichia coli was prevented by elevated hydrostatic pressure; phage plaques were not detected at 30 MPa. Furthermore, using promoter fragments derived from the malB operon, we showed that gene expression initiated from both promoters (malK-lamB and malEFG) was repressed by elevated hydrostatic pressure. Our findings suggest that high pressure affects gene expression directed by the malB regulatory interval, and this may cause a decrease in the quantities of λ receptor protein, LamB.
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