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Ribosome Binding Site of Qβ RNA Polymerase Cistron

Nature New Biology volume 234, pages 211–212 (1971)Cite this article

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IN conditions of polypeptide chain initiation, 70S ribosomes bind to intact bacteriophage RNA predominantly at the initiation region of the coat protein cistron1,2. The binding sites of the A protein and RNA polymerase cistrons are fully available only after modification of the secondary or tertiary structure of the RNA2,3.

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STAPLES, D., HINDLEY, J. Ribosome Binding Site of Qβ RNA Polymerase Cistron. Nature New Biology 234, 211–212 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234211a0

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