Nature 265, 117 - 121 (13 January 1977); doi:10.1038/265117a0

DNA base sequence of the p_o promoter region of phage

G. Scherer, G. Hobom & H. Kössel

Institut für Biologie III der Universität Freiburg, 78 Freiburg I. Br., FRG.

The sequence of a 123 base pair HpaII restriction fragment of bacteriophage DNA has been determined by the dimethylsulphate−hydrazine technique. Of this fragment 65 nucleotide pairs are transcribed into the 5' proximal part of the oop RNA. The remaining 58 nucleotide pairs preceding the start point of transcription show homologies to the p_L and p_R promoter regions, and are concluded to contain the p_O promoter sequence.

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