title: The first attempt for the isolation of an intact mRNA for structure determination.
abstract: I review the history of the first mRNA which was isolated for the determination of its RNA sequence from Escherichia coli.
authors.affiliation: Department of biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, United States.
authors.forename: Masayori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inouye
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000266:history; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012333:RNA, Messenger
keywords: E. coli; First sequenced mRNA; Isolation of intact mRNA; Prolipoprotein; mRNA sequencing