Fraction of protein-coding genes that is organized as polycistronic mRNAs in operons
| Value | 53 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Del Campo C, Bartholomäus A, Fedyunin I, Ignatova Z. Secondary Structure across the Bacterial Transcriptome Reveals Versatile Roles in mRNA Regulation and Function. PLoS Genet. 2015 Oct 23 11(10):e1005613. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005613. p.11 2nd paragraphPubMed ID26495981 |
| Comments | p.11 2nd paragraph:"In E. coli, a large fraction (53%) of protein-coding genes is organized as polycistronic mRNAs in operons to facilitate the association and physical interactions of functionally related proteins." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 112093 |