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Corepressor Definitions:

A small molecule that binds a transcription repressor protein, thereby activating the repressor and inhibiting the synthesis of a repressible enzyme.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
A molecule that combines with inactive repressor to form active repressor, which attaches to the operator gene site and inhibits the activity of structural genes subordinate to the operator.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro

Corepressor Notes:

Corepressor is a substance that stops or prevents the expression of genes. Corepressors are small molecules in prokaryotes whereas in eukaryotes, they are proteins. Corepressors do not directly bind to DNA however; they bind to repressors and indirectly regulate the gene expression.