Transcription and translation rates

Range transcription ~45 bases/sec: translation ~15 residues/sec
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Yu J, Xiao J, Ren X, Lao K, Xie XS. Probing gene expression in live cells, one protein molecule at a time. Science. 2006 Mar 17 311(5767):1600-3. p.1602 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID16543458
Comments "Considering the fast transcription (~45 bases/s) and translation (~15 residues/s) rates..."
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