Open AccessNucleotide sequence of the alpha ribosomal protein operon ofEscherichia coli
Author(s) -
David M. Bedwell,
G. R. Davis,
Mark Gosink,
Leonard Post,
Masayasu Nomura,
Harry W. Kestler,
Jaruce M. Zengel,
Lasse Lindahl
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
nucleic acids research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 9.008
H-Index - 537
eISSN - 1362-4954
pISSN - 0305-1048
DOI - 10.1093/nar/13.11.3891
Subject(s) - operon , biology , gal operon , l arabinose operon , nucleic acid sequence , ribosomal protein , trp operon , genetics , ribosomal rna , rna polymerase , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , escherichia coli , rna , ribosome
In Escherichia coli some 19 transcription units encoding the 52 ribosomal proteins are scattered throughout the genome. One of the units, the alpha operon, encodes genes for the ribosomal proteins S13, S11, S4 and L17 as well as the alpha subunit of RNA polymerase. We report here the complete 3.0 kb nucleotide sequence of the alpha operon. In addition, we have determined by S1 nuclease mapping the site of transcription termination in this operon.