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Gene control at the level of transcription initiation constitutes only a portion of the regulatory mechanisms used by bacteria. Many different posttranscriptional control mechanisms have been identified, regulating transcription initiation, elongation, and termination. A number of discoveries have revealed that regulatory RNA structures are often used for posttranscriptional control of essential genes.
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Cohen, G.N. (2014). Regulation by RNAs and Riboswitches. In: Microbial Biochemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8908-0_22
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