Permease molecules needed to drive full induction of Lac operon
| Value | >=10 molecules per cell |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | X. Sunney Xie, Paul J. Choi, Gene-Wei Li, Nam Ki Lee, and Giuseppe Lia, 'Single-Molecule Approach to Molecular Biology in Living Bacterial Cells', Annu. Rev. Biophys. 2008. 37:p.436PubMed ID18573089 |
| Method | detection by localization |
| Comments | Expression of the permease is controlled by the lac repressor responding to the level of the inducer in the media. burst frequency=1.5 bursts per cell. burst size=1.7 molecules per cell |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102050 |