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RNA polymerase from sporulating cells of B. subtilis has a subunit structure different from the vegetative enzyme. This alteration of RNA polymerase may be responsible for the turn-off of vegetative genes during spore formation.
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LOSICK, R., SHORENSTEIN, R. & SONENSHEIN, A. Structural Alteration of RNA Polymerase during Sporulation. Nature 227, 910–913 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227910a0
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