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E. coliのrRNA転写のアンチターミネーションは,ラムダナッツのような配列を含むコントロール領域セグメントによって引き起こされます

S C Li, C L Squires, C Squires

    Cell
    |October 1, 1984
    PubMed
    まとめ

    研究者らは,E. coliの特定のDNA断片を特定し,リボソームのRNA転写終了を制御しています. この発見は,バクテリオファージ・ラムダが利用するメカニズムに似たメカニズムを明らかにし,遺伝子発現の調節に影響を与えています.

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