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Structure and orientation of an RNA polymerase operon in Escherichia coli

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The genes for at least two Escherichia coli RNA polymerase subunits are contained in a single operon.

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  1. MRC Molecular Genetics Unit, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JR

    L. Errington, R. E. Glass, R. S. Hayward & J. G. Scaife

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Errington, L., Glass, R., Hayward, R. et al. Structure and orientation of an RNA polymerase operon in Escherichia coli. Nature 249, 519–522 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249519a0

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