... affinity of CI to the two operators, and the mecha-nism of action of CI. In the present study, we report the purification of /11 CI to near homogeneity and, for the first time, present evidence for the ... regu-late the transcription of genes located on the two sides of the /11 cI-cro intergenic region. Furthermore, the information gathered in the present study may proveuseful in the construction of ... majorgroove of the DNA helix [1]. Therefore, the data alsosuggest that the interaction between CI and the opera-tor DNA may occur through the major groove of the operator DNA helix. The absence of detectable...