Protection of β-galactosidase messenger RNA from decay during anaerobiosis in Escherichia coli

D. NAKADA, D. P. FAN

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Abstract

Escherichia coli grown in succinate medium is starved of energy when deprived of oxygen. Under these anaerobic conditions β-galactosidase-specific messenger RNA can be partially protected from decay in functional form. This protection can be reversed in part by treatment with puromycin in anacrobiosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)223-230
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Molecular Biology
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1964

Keywords

  • IPTG
  • M-RNA
  • TCA
  • isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside
  • messenger RNA
  • trichloroacetic acid

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