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. 1985 Sep 25;13(18):6439–6445. doi: 10.1093/nar/13.18.6439

Termination of a transcription unit comprising highly expressed genes in the archaebacterium Methanococcus voltae.

B Müller, R Allmansberger, A Klein
PMCID: PMC321969  PMID: 2997709

Abstract

The 3'termini of transcripts originating from genes organized in a highly expressed transcription unit were analyzed in the archaebacterium Methanococcus voltae. The putative termination signals were found in an AT-rich intergenic region following the 3'-terminal gene. The two detected signals both contain oligo(T) sequences. A possible stem/loop structure immediately precedes one of the oligo(T) tracts. This secondary structure is considered to have an additional function in stabilizing the transcripts.

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