ANTISENSE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE FTSZ-FTSA GENE JUNCTION INHIBITS CELL-DIVISION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:20
作者
DEWAR, SJ [1 ]
DONACHIE, WD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,INST CELL & MOLEC BIOL,DARWIN BLDG,KINGS BUILDINGS,MAYFIELD RD,EDINBURGH EH9 3JR,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
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英国惠康基金;
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D O I
10.1128/jb.175.21.7097-7101.1993
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A 490-bp DNA segment spanning the junction between the ftsA and ftsZ genes inhibits cell division when present in high copy number. We show that this segment contains an antisense promoter and an antisense transcription terminator which define a new gene, stfZ.
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页码:7097 / 7101
页数:5
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