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. 1992 Mar;174(5):1694–1697. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.5.1694-1697.1992

Genes for tryptophan biosynthesis in the halophilic archaebacterium Haloferax volcanii: the trpDFEG cluster.

W L Lam 1, S M Logan 1, W F Doolittle 1
PMCID: PMC206569  PMID: 1537810

Abstract

Tryptophan auxotrophs of the archaebacterium Haloferax volcanii define a cluster of overlapping genes homologous to eubacterial-eukaryotic trpD, -F, -E, and -G, linked in that order and each preceded by a possible ribosome binding site. Residues involved in feedback inhibition of eubacterial anthranilate synthetases are conserved.

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