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Control of Translation by T4 Phage: Altered Binding of Disfavoured Messengers

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A messenger selection process operates in infected cell extracts at the level of polypeptide chain initiation; and the agent responsible is present chiefly in the factor fraction of the ribosome.

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DUBE, S., RUDLAND, P. Control of Translation by T4 Phage: Altered Binding of Disfavoured Messengers. Nature 226, 820–823 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226820a0

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