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The N protein of bacteriophage lambda, defined by its DNA sequence, is highly basic.

N C Franklin·G N Bennett
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Nucleotide sequence has been determined for the restriction fragments and cloned DNA from the pL-N-tL1 region of bacteriophage lambda. A unique reading frame for the N gene is defined by the absence of natural nonsense codons and by the presence of seven nonsense codons generated by mutations in N. This reading frame is initiated at two alternative ATG codons, the second of which is probably the in vivo translation start. Reading is stopped at a single TAG codon. The protein coded is therefore 133 or, more probably, 107 amino acids long, rich in lysine, arginine and proline.

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Bacteriophage lambdaBase SequenceDNA Restriction EnzymesDNA, ViralGenesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationProtein BiosynthesisViral ProteinsJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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N C Franklin, G N Bennett. 1979. The N protein of bacteriophage lambda, defined by its DNA sequence, is highly basic.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(79)90011-8

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