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Description (originally from EcoCyc^[1][2]) leuLABCD

Comments (originally from EcoCyc^[1][2]) The leuLABCD operon, which encodes the enzymes responsible of leucine biosynthesis, is the target of attenuation control (by LeuL leader peptide) in response to leucine levels ^[3][4][5].

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} EcoCyc (release 10.6; 2007) Keseler, IM et al. (2005) Nucleic Acids Res. 33(Database issue):D334-7
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} EcoCyc (release 11.1; 2007) Keseler, IM et al. (2005) Nucleic Acids Res. 33(Database issue):D334-7
3. ↑ Wessler SR & Calvo JM (1981) Control of leu operon expression in Escherichia coli by a transcription attenuation mechanism. J Mol Biol 149: 579-97 PubMed EcoliWiki page
4. ↑ Lin R et al. (1992) Lambda placMu insertions in genes of the leucine regulon: extension of the regulon to genes not regulated by leucine. J Bacteriol 174: 1948-55 PubMed EcoliWiki page
5. ↑ Landgraf JR et al. (1999) Escherichia coli Lrp (leucine-responsive regulatory protein) does not directly regulate expression of the leu operon promoter. J Bacteriol 181: 6547-51 PubMed EcoliWiki page

Articles about members of this transcription unit

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• leuA:Expression
• leuB:Expression
• leuC:Expression
• leuD:Expression
• leuL:Expression