Strength and Regulation of Seven rRNA Promoters in Escherichia coli.

The model prokaryote Escherichia coli contains seven copies of the rRNA operon in the genome. The presence of multiple rRNA operons is an advantage for increasing the level of ribosome, the key apparatus of translation, in response to environmental conditions. The complete sequence of E. coli genome...

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Main Authors: Michihisa Maeda, Tomohiro Shimada, Akira Ishihama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4696680?pdf=render