A modified RNA polymerase transcribes a cloned gene under sporulation control in Bacillus subtilis
NaturePublished 1 November 1979
W G Haldenwang, Richard Losick
Citations163
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A modified form of RNA polymerase from Bacillus subtilis selectively transcribes a cloned gene under early sporulation control that contains a newly identified subunit of molecular weight 37,000, termed P37, which could be a regulatory protein that controls, at least in part, an early stage of spore development.
Abstract
A modified form of RNA polymerase from Bacillus subtilis selectively transcribes a cloned gene under early sporulation control. This RNA polymerase lacks sigma factor but contains a newly identified subunit of molecular weight 37,000, termed P37. P37 could be a regulatory protein that controls, at least in part, an early stage of spore development.
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