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. 1991 Jun;173(12):3904–3906. doi: 10.1128/jb.173.12.3904-3906.1991

Translational regulation of sigma 32 synthesis: requirement for an internal control element.

A S Kamath-Loeb 1, C A Gross 1
PMCID: PMC208024  PMID: 2050641

Abstract

We have investigated the sequence requirements for the translational regulation of sigma 32 by examining the behavior of a new rpoH-lacZ protein fusion containing a short N-terminal fragment of sigma 32 fused to beta-galactosidase. Although the fusion retains rpoH translational initiation signals, it lacks translational regulation, implicating coding sequences within rpoH in this regulatory process.

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