Autorepression
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Autorepression is a noun meaning (genetics, biochemistry) repression of the expression of a protein by the protein itself.
Meaning
(genetics, biochemistry) repression of the expression of a protein by the protein itself.
Example Sentences
An incomplete PadR motif is located in the p/o of lmrR, this palindromic sequence is only weakly recognized by LmrR. A proposed mechanism for the binding of LmrR to the p/o regions and the regulation of lmrCD and lmrR is as followed: the binding of two LmrR dimers to PlmrCD, together with an extensive binding of PlmrR by multiple LmrR dimers, results in a repression of lmrCD and a strong autorepression of lmrR.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transrepression, autorepressor, corepression, silencing, autoregulator, corepressor.
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