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At least three factors, M1, M2 and M3, are required for initiating the synthesis of new and complete haemoglobin α and β chains at low Mg2+ concentration. The M factors are distinct from the chain elongation T factors but resemble the bacterial f factors.
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PRICHARD, P., GILBERT, J., SHAFRITZ, D. et al. Factors for the Initiation of Haemoglobin Synthesis by Rabbit Reticulocyte Ribosomes. Nature 226, 511–514 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226511a0
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