title: Nucleotide sequence of the intercistronic region preceding the gene for RNA polymerase subunit alpha in Escherichia coli.
abstract: The gene for RNA polymerase subunit alpha is a co-transcribed with several ribosomal protein genes (Jaskunas, S.R., Burgess, R.R., and Nomura, M. (1975) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 72, 5036-5040). The DNA sequence whicch codes for the COOH-terminal amino acids of S4 and the NH2-terminal amino acids of alpha, and the 25 nucleotide intercistronic sequence have been determined. This short distance supports the idea that some post-transcriptional regulation determines the differential synthesis of alpha and ribosomal proteins.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003090:Coliphages / Q000378:metabolism; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D005796:Genes; D005815:Genetic Code; D014161:Transduction, Genetic
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes