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An RNA polymerase factor analogous to the E. coli σ factor has been isolated from T4-infected cells. The σ factor and the T4 factor direct the transcription of different portions of the T4 genome.
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TRAVERS, A. Bacteriophage Sigma Factor for RNA Polymerase. Nature 223, 1107–1110 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2231107a0
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