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A mutant with a defective prolinyl-tRNA ligase has been found in a collection of spontaneous temperature-sensitie mutants. The mutated gene, which is designated proS, is closely linked to metD.
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Bohman, K., Isaksson, L.A. A temperature-sensitive mutant in prolinyl-tRNA ligase of Escherichia coli K-12. Molec. Gen. Genet. 177, 603–605 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00272670
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