regulon

(noun)

A group of genes that is regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome.

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Examples of regulon in the following topics:

  • Genetics and Regulation of N2 Fixation

    • Nitrogen fixation is regulated by nif regulon, which is a set of seven operons which includes 17 nif genes.
    • This is a schematic representing many of the proteins in the nif regulon and where they act in the pathway needed for nitrogen fixation.