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Studies on the rate of synthesis of the β and β′ subunits of RNA polymerase in haploid strains of Escherichia coli K12 containing poorly-suppressed rif oam mutations provide conclusive evidence that synthesis of at least these two subunits is regulated.
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Glass, R.E., Goman, M., Errington, L. et al. Induction of RNA polymerase synthesis in Escherichia coli . Molec. Gen. Genet. 143, 79–83 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269423
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