Thrilled to announce our latest work, from postdoctoral fellow Bob Battaglia @RNABob in the lab! Transcription termination is a key determinant of gene expression. However, the sequence grammar defining transcription termination has long been elusive. (1/2)
Jun 10, 2026 · 1:49 PM UTC
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Here, we employ precise termination site mapping on a massively parallel scale to reveal the HUB (hairpin, U-tract, & bubble-edge sequences) as the defining element of intrinsic terminators, across diverse bacterial phyla.
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