Ellis Englesberg
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Ellis Englesberg was an American molecular biologist known for his pioneering work on gene regulation in bacteria, particularly the arabinose operon.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ellis Englesberg canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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molecular biologist ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
concept of positive regulation in bacterial gene expression
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molecular genetics of carbohydrate utilization pathways ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bacterial genetics
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gene regulation ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasName | Ellis Englesberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the operon model beyond the lac operon
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understanding of transcriptional regulation in prokaryotes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
genetic analysis of the L-arabinose system in Escherichia coli
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pioneering work on gene regulation in bacteria ⓘ studies of the arabinose operon ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
demonstration that the arabinose operon is under positive control
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genetic dissection of structural and regulatory genes in the arabinose system ⓘ |
| notableFor | early experimental evidence for activator-mediated gene regulation in bacteria ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor of molecular biology
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university researcher ⓘ |
| researchSubject |
Escherichia coli
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L-arabinose metabolism ⓘ bacterial operons ⓘ |
| studied |
arabinose operon
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inducible enzyme systems in bacteria ⓘ positive control mechanisms in gene regulation ⓘ regulatory genes controlling arabinose utilization ⓘ regulatory mutations affecting sugar metabolism in bacteria ⓘ |
| workLocation | United States of America ⓘ |
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