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The role of crb-86 in cat-86 induction may be a function of both its complementarity with 16S rRNA and the crb -@#@ encoded peptide. Solving the role of crb. as a gene regulatory device will dissect ribosome function in a manner not possible by conventional methodology much in the same vein as other recently discovered variations of ribosome function (12).
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Lovett, P.S., Ambulos, N., Rogers, E.J. (1992). Induction of CAT mRNA Translation by Chloramphenicol: an Example of Translational Attenuation. In: Mongkolsuk, S., Lovett, P.S., Trempy, J.E. (eds) Biotechnology and Environmental Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-32386-2_20
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