Members of this family are involved in the repression of transcription by binding as a homodimer to palindromic DNA operator sites in phage lambda: they repress genes expressed in early phage development and are necessary for the late stage of lytic ...
Members of this family are involved in the repression of transcription by binding as a homodimer to palindromic DNA operator sites in phage lambda: they repress genes expressed in early phage development and are necessary for the late stage of lytic growth. These proteins have a secondary structure consisting of three alpha-helices and three beta-sheets, and dimerise through interactions between the two antiparallel beta-strands [1].