title: Identification of a gene for the alpha-subunit of RNA polymerase at the str-spc region of the Escherichia coli chromosome.
abstract: A structural gene for the alpha-subunit of RNA polymerase (nucleosidetriphosphate:RNA nucleotidyltransferase; EC 2.7.7.6) has been identified and mapped between spcA and trkA, near 64 min on the E. coli chromosome. It appears to be coordinately expressed and possibly cotranscribed with the genes for ribosomal proteins S11, S4, and L17.
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D003090:Coliphages / Q000378:metabolism; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005796:Genes; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011830:Radiation Effects; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014161:Transduction, Genetic; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases