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RNA Synthesis in Yeast Mitochondria: a Derepressible Activity

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RNA polymerase activity has been observed in isolated mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Increase in this activity precedes that of other respiratory enzymes, and may be of functional significance in mitochondriogenesis.

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SOUTH, D., MAHLER, H. RNA Synthesis in Yeast Mitochondria: a Derepressible Activity. Nature 218, 1226–1232 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2181226a0

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