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Control of Ribosomal RNA Synthesis in vitro

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The closed rRNA promoter and the protein synthesis elongation factor TuTs are prerequisites for the selective control of in vitro rRNA synthesis by ppGpp.

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TRAVERS, A. Control of Ribosomal RNA Synthesis in vitro. Nature 244, 15–18 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/244015a0

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