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Figure 1: λ cI repressor dimer bound to an operator fragment. A ribbon representation of the three-dimensional structure of the dimer complex crystallized by Stayrook et al. [1]. The N-terminal domain interacts with the operator DNA, the C-terminal domain self-associates and forms the dimer contacts. The two domains are connected by a linker that tethers the N-terminal domain to the C-terminal domain.