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Two in vivo real-time single molecule assays demonstrate that stochastic gene expression results in punctuated bursts of protein synthesis.

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Figure 1: Two approaches to monitor fluorescent bursts of protein synthesis in E. coli. Both use the lac promoter under conditions that support low levels of transcription.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

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  2. Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 3700 Hamilton Walk - D700 Richards Building, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Yale E Goldman

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