RNA polymerase transcription rate

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Value 70 nt/sec
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference (1) Dennis, P. P., and H. Bremer. 1974. Differential rate of ribosomal protein synthesis in Escherichia coli B/r. J. Mol. Biol. 84:407–422.(2) Dennis, P. P., and M. Nomura. Stringent control of ribosomal protein gene expression in coli B/r. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 Oct71(10):3819-23PubMed ID(1) 4618855 (2) 4610562
Comments Approximately 80 nt/sec according to Benno Muller-hill, 1996, The Lac Operon: A Short History Of A Genetic Paradigm, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter. Berlin. New York. Part 3.2 pp.134
Entered by Ron Milo, Paul Jorgensen, Mike Springer
ID 100060