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RNA polymerase specificity and the control of growth

Nature volume 263, pages 641–646 (1976)Cite this article

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RNA polymerase is an allosteric enzyme whose activity and specificity are controlled by interaction with a nucleotide, tRNA and proteins. In E. coli the availability of these effectors should ensure that the quality of transcription is tightly coupled both to translation and to the metabolic state of the cell.

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