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PMID: 6350823 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

A novel type of bacterial transcription unit, specifying mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA.

Molecular & general genetics : MGG ·Vol. 191 ·No. 1 ·1983-00-00 ·Pages 162-4

Erdei S, Boros I, Szabó G, Venetianer P

Abstract

Previously it had been shown that a chromosomal region preceding the rrnB gene of Escherichia coli contains an 867 base pair-long open reading frame and it is co-transcribed with the rrnB gene both in vitro and in vivo. Here we report that minicells programmed by recombinant plasmids carrying this region or a deletion derivative of it, synthetise a protein of the expected size. Thus this transcription unit codes for mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA.

MeSH Terms
Escherichia coli/genetics Genes Genetic Linkage RNA, Messenger/genetics RNA, Ribosomal/genetics RNA, Transfer/genetics Transcription, Genetic
Chemicals
RNA, Messenger RNA, Ribosomal RNA, Transfer
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Erdei S
Boros I
Szabó G
Venetianer P
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13 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Molecular & general genetics : MGG
Abbr.
Mol Gen Genet
ISSN
0026-8925
DOI
10.1007/BF00330905
Published
1983-00-00
Pages
162-4
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
0125036
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00330905
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