Meaning catabolite activator protein
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catabolite activator protein(ka-tab-ul-lite) In E. coli, a helper protein that stimulates gene expression by binding within the promoter region of an operon and enhancing the promoter's ability to associate with RNA polymer [..]
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catabolite activator proteinProtein that functions in catabolite repression. When bound with cAMP, CAP binds to the promoter of certain operons and stimulates transcription. © 2005 by W. H. Freeman and Company. All right [..]
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catabolite activator proteinA transcriptional regulator in prokaryotes which, when activated by binding Cyclic AMP, acts at several promoters. Cyclic AMP Receptor protein was originally identified as a catabolite Gene activator [..]
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catabolite activator proteincatabolite activator protein(CAP) A protein that when bound with cyclic AMP can attach to sites on sugar-metabolizing operons to enhance transcription of these operons.
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