Regulation of biosynthesis of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and of tRNA in Escherichia coli. I. Isolation and characterization of a mutant with elevated levels of tRNAGln 1.

S Morgan; A Körner; K B Low; D Söll

doi:10.1016/s0022-2836(77)80010-7

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Regulation of biosynthesis of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and of tRNA in Escherichia coli. I. Isolation and characterization of a mutant with elevated levels of tRNAGln 1.

S Morgan·A Körner·K B Low·D Söll

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S Morgan, A Körner, K B Low, D Söll. 1977-12-25. Regulation of biosynthesis of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and of tRNA in Escherichia coli. I. Isolation and characterization of a mutant with elevated levels of tRNAGln 1.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-2836(77)80010-7

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