Kirsch D R, Lai M H
J Bacteriol. 1984 Jul;159(1):381-4. doi: 10.1128/jb.159.1.381-384.1984.
A fusion constructed between the putative attenuator plus the first 219 nucleotides of the ermC (erythromycin resistance) structural gene and a 5' terminally deleted lacZ gene produced a moderate, basal level of beta-galactosidase which was increased by erythromycin addition. Another construction containing an intact ermC gene in addition to the fusion produced lower levels of beta-galactosidase, suggesting that the ermC gene product exerts negative feedback control on expression.
将假定的衰减子加上ermC(红霉素抗性)结构基因的前219个核苷酸与5'末端缺失的lacZ基因构建的融合体产生了中等水平的基础β-半乳糖苷酶,添加红霉素后该酶水平升高。另一个构建体除了融合体之外还包含完整的ermC基因,其产生的β-半乳糖苷酶水平较低,这表明ermC基因产物对表达施加负反馈控制。