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Transcriptional organization of the ribosomal RNA cistrons in Escherichia coli.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ·Vol. 68 ·No. 8 ·1971-08-00 ·Pages 1786-90

Doolittle WF, Pace NR

Abstract

The data presented support the hypothesis that 16S, 23S, and 5S ribosomal RNAs of Escherichia coli are transcribed in vivo from transcriptional units consisting of single cistrons for these species arranged in the order 16S-23S-5S, with transcription beginning at the 16S end.

MeSH Terms
Autoradiography Electrophoresis Escherichia coli Genes Genetic Code Models, Biological Nucleotides/analysis Phosphorus Isotopes RNA Nucleotidyltransferases/pharmacology RNA, Bacterial/analysis,biosynthesis RNA, Ribosomal/analysis,biosynthesis Rifampin/pharmacology Tritium Uridine/metabolism
Chemicals
Nucleotides Phosphorus Isotopes RNA, Bacterial RNA, Ribosomal Tritium RNA Nucleotidyltransferases Rifampin Uridine
Authors & Affiliations
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Doolittle W F
Pace N R
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Article Info
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abbr.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
ISSN
0027-8424
DOI
10.1073/pnas.68.8.1786
Published
1971-08-00
Pages
1786-90
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505876
PMCID
PMC389293
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1073/pnas.68.8.1786 PMC Full Text View journal details
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