Random sequences rapidly evolve into de novo promoters

Bacterial promoters initiate gene transcription and have distinct sequence features. Here, the authors show that random sequences that contain no information are just on the verge of functioning as promoters in Escherichia coli.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avihu H. Yona, Eric J. Alm, Jeff Gore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04026-w