Random sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters

Bacterial promoters initiate gene transcription and have distinct sequence features. Here, the authors show that random sequences that contain no information are just on the verge of functioning as promoters in Escherichia coli.

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Autores principales: Avihu H. Yona, Eric J. Alm, Jeff Gore
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/07f918e84cf940cca0a858222a05e078
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Sumario:Bacterial promoters initiate gene transcription and have distinct sequence features. Here, the authors show that random sequences that contain no information are just on the verge of functioning as promoters in Escherichia coli.