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Regulation of Ribosomal RNA Synthesis in Stringent Bacteria

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RNA-DNA hybridization is used to assess the relative amounts of ribosomal RNA synthesized in cells in different states of stringent regulation. Synthesis of rRNA seems to be blocked at chain initiation.

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STAMATO, T., PETTIJOHN, D. Regulation of Ribosomal RNA Synthesis in Stringent Bacteria. Nature New Biology 234, 99–102 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234099a0

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