Isolation and characterization of a mutant ColE1 plasmid that allows constitutive colicin E1 synthesis

H Ohkubo; K Shimada; Y Takagi

doi:10.1128/jb.139.1.311-315.1979

Isolation and characterization of a mutant ColE1 plasmid that allows constitutive colicin E1 synthesis

J Bacteriol. 1979 Jul;139(1):311-5. doi: 10.1128/jb.139.1.311-315.1979.

Authors

H Ohkubo, K Shimada, Y Takagi

Abstract

It has been possible to isolate a ColE1 mutant which synthesizes colicin E1 constitutively. This result shows that there must be a gene(s) responsible for the regulation of colicin E1 synthesis.

MeSH terms

Colicins / biosynthesis*
Escherichia coli / genetics*
Escherichia coli / metabolism
Genes, Regulator*
Mutation
Plasmids*

Substances

Colicins