Photochemical modifications of a regulatory protein: The LAC repressor of E. coli
Mélanie Spodheim-Maurizot, Michel Charlier
Pages: 193 - 205
Number of pages: 13
For several years, we investigated the allosteric behaviour of the 1ac repressor of E.coli, using tryptophan photochemistry. We review here the main conclusions, in the perspective of the possible implication of the disfunctioning of a proteic system in cancer promotion.