The AraC Regulatory Gene MRNA Contains a Leader Sequence

Overview

Journal Mol Gen Genet

Specialties Genetics
Molecular Biology

Date 1980 Jan 1

PMID 6160371

Citations 9

Authors

L G Cass

A H Horwitz

C G Miyada

L Greenfield

G Wilcox

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Abstract

An estimation of the size of the araC gene in Escherichila coli B/r was made by sub-cloning restriction fragments of the araC-containing hybrid plasmid pTB1 into the plasmid pBR322. Plasmids which contained a functional araC gene were identified by genetic complementation tests. DNA sequence analysis of the promoter-proximal region of the araC gene revealed that araC mRNA contains a 150 nucleotide leader.

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