Biopolym. Cell. 1989; 5(6):5-20.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0000F0
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Regulation mechanisms of gene expression in the rplKAJL-rpoBC cluster of Escherichia coli
1Paton E. B.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
    Kiev, USSR

Abstract

Mechanisms regulating expression of genes in the rplKAJL-rpoBC cluster of E. coli at transcriptionial and translations levels are discussed. As well as the functional role of mRNA structure, structure of regulatory ribosome proteins, translation coupling in poly-cistronic mRNA encoding these proteins, transcription control in the «rif»-region and autogenous regulation of the RNA-poliymerase β- and β'-subunits synthesis as well as design peculiarities oi recombinant DNA related to expression of these genes.
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