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Translational options for the pir gene of plasmid R6K: multiple forms of the replication initiator protein pi.
Gene - 1 Jul 1992
York D, Ivanov V, Gan J, Filutowicz M
Abstract excerpt
The autogenously controlled pir gene of plasmid R6K was believed to encode a single polypeptide that plays multiple roles in the plasmid's biology. We have isolated an opal (op) mutant at the 18th codon of the pir coding frame which does not totally abolish translation of pir mRNA. In extracts of cells containing this mutation two translational products (35 kDa and 30.2 kDa) have been detected. We propose that...
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