Abstract
Transcriptional complexes formed in vitro with coliphage T5 DNA as template were analyzed by electron microscopy and the number and location of starting sites utilized by E. coli RNA polymerase were determined. Of the 40 promoters characterized in this way, 6 map in the two terminal "pre-early" regions, 29 in the "early" and 5 in the "late" region. The direction of transcription within the different regions determined in this study agrees with earlier findings derived from RNA synthesized in vivo.
MeSH Terms
Coliphages/genetics
DNA, Viral
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases/metabolism
Microscopy, Electron
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Operon
RNA, Viral
Transcription, Genetic
Chemicals
DNA, Viral
RNA, Viral
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Stüber D
Delius H
Bujard H
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