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. 1992 Nov;174(21):6711–6716. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.21.6711-6716.1992

How the phage lambda N gene product suppresses transcription termination: communication of RNA polymerase with regulatory proteins mediated by signals in nascent RNA.

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