- Concept UI
- M0018808
- Registry Numbers
- 0
- Scope Note
- Bacterial repressor proteins that bind to the LAC OPERON and thereby prevent the synthesis of proteins involved in catabolism of LACTOSE. When lactose levels are high lac repressors undergo an allosteric change that causes their release from the DNA and the resumption of lac operon transcription.
- Terms
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Lac Repressors
Preferred Term
Term UI
T035996
Date05/19/1978
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Lac Repressor
Term UI
T747486
Date03/12/2009
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2010)
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LacI Proteins
Term UI
T747487
Date03/12/2009
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2010)