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Through cloning and deletion experiments on ColE1 hybrids the rpoB gene (Rifr) was located on a physical restriction map; RNA polymerase binding studies showed no binding site between rpoB and the adjacent L7/L12 ribosomal protein gene, but showed a strong binding site within the structural gene. The genetic data and RNA polymerase binding studies lead to the conclusion that rplL and rpoB are dependent upon a common promoter.
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Collins, J. Deletions, insertions and rearrangments affecting rpoB gene expression. Molec. gen. Genet. 173, 217–220 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00330315
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