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Operon Structure

Operon Structure is a functional genomic organization consisting of a cluster of coordinately regulated genes under the control of a single promoter, distinguished by its inclusion of structural genes, an operator, and regulatory elements that enable coupled transcription and translation in prokaryotic systems.

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Gene organization and primary structure of a ribosomal RNA operon from Escherichia coli

Jürgen Brosius, Thomas J. Dull, Donald D. Sleeter et al. · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1981 · 1.7K citations

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Crystal Structure of the Lactose Operon Repressor and Its Complexes with DNA and Inducer

Mitchell Lewis, Geoffrey Chang, Nancy C. Horton et al. · Science · 1996 · 801 citations

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The three operators of the lac operon cooperate in repression.

Stefan Oehler, Elisabeth R. Eismann, Helmut Krämer et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1990 · 492 citations · Full text

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Metabolic Diversification—Independent Assembly of Operon-Like Gene Clusters in Different Plants

Ben Field, Anne Osbourn · Science · 2008 · 425 citations

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Isolation and behavior of Escherichia coli deletion mutants lacking chemotaxis functions

John S. Parkinson, Susan E. Houts · Journal of Bacteriology · 1982 · 413 citations · Full text

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