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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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:07f918e84cf940cca0a858222a05e0782021-12-02T16:56:42ZRandom sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters10.1038/s41467-018-04026-w2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/07f918e84cf940cca0a858222a05e0782018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04026-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Bacterial 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.Avihu H. YonaEric J. AlmJeff GoreNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
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Jeff Gore
Random sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters
description 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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title Random sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters
title_short Random sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters
title_full Random sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters
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title_full_unstemmed Random sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters
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