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The λ repressor binds to two operator sites on λ DNA, and it is shown here that in vitro this binding blocks transcription at a very early step.
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STEINBERG, R., PTASHNE, M. In vitro Repression of RNA Synthesis by Purified λ Phage Repressor. Nature New Biology 230, 76–80 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio230076a0
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