title: An E. coli promoter that is sensitive to visible light.
abstract: It has been discovered that expression of promoter activity can be inhibited by visible light when specific fragments of E. coli DNA are inserted in a vector system designed to assay for promoter activity. These fragments have been located on regions of the E. coli chromosome to which no gene has been assigned to date. The effective wavelength of light that produces this phenomenon has been determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakahigashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
mesh_terms: D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000528:radiation effects*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements