Lac repressor

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
transcription factor
gptkbp:binds operator region of lac operon
gptkbp:category operon model
transcriptional regulation
repressor protein
bacterial proteins
prokaryotic gene regulation
gptkbp:decommissioned allolactose
IPTG
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:François_Jacob
gptkb:Jacques_Monod
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1961
gptkbp:domain DNA-binding domain
core domain
tetramerization domain
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:lacI_gene
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:function prevents transcription in absence of lactose
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lac repressor
gptkbp:inhibitedBy lactose
allolactose
transcription of lac operon
IPTG
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome upstream of lac operon
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction negative regulation
gptkbp:molecularWeight 154 kDa
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:PDB gptkb:1LBI
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:lac_operon
gptkb:lacY_gene
lacZ gene
lacA gene
gptkbp:response allolactose
gptkbp:structure tetramer
gptkbp:usedIn molecular biology research
gene expression studies
inducible expression systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:lacI
gptkb:Repressor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7