5’-Terminal AUGs in Escherichia coli mRNAs with Shine-Dalgarno Sequences: Identification and Analysis of Their Roles in Non-Canonical Translation Initiation

Heather J. Beck; Ian M. C. Fleming; Gary R. Janssen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160144

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5’-Terminal AUGs in Escherichia coli mRNAs with Shine-Dalgarno Sequences: Identification and Analysis of Their Roles in Non-Canonical Translation Initiation

Heather J. Beck ,

* E-mail: beckhj@miamioh.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America
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Ian M. C. Fleming,

Current address: Guild BioSciences, Dublin, Ohio, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America
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Gary R. Janssen †

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America
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5’-Terminal AUGs in Escherichia coli mRNAs with Shine-Dalgarno Sequences: Identification and Analysis of Their Roles in Non-Canonical Translation Initiation

Heather J. Beck,
Ian M. C. Fleming,
Gary R. Janssen

Published: July 28, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160144

About the Authors

Heather J. Beck

* E-mail: beckhj@miamioh.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America

Ian M. C. Fleming

Current address: Guild BioSciences, Dublin, Ohio, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America

Gary R. Janssen

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exists.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HJB IMCF GRJ. Performed the experiments: HJB IMCF. Analyzed the data: HJB IMCF GRJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GRJ. Wrote the paper: HJB.

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