The challenge of regulation in a minimal photoautotroph: non-coding RNAs in Prochlorococcus.
Prochlorococcus, an extremely small cyanobacterium that is very abundant in the world's oceans, has a very streamlined genome. On average, these cells have about 2,000 genes and very few regulatory proteins. The limited capability of regulation is thought to be a result of selection imposed by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2518516?pdf=render |