All RNA polymerase articles
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Newly engineered versions of bacterial enzyme reveal how antibiotics could be more potent
Researchers have generated the full inventory of mutations in the bacterial species Escherichia coli where the antibiotic rifampicin attaches to and disables an essential bacterial enzyme known as RNA polymerase (RNAP).
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First steps driving antibiotic resistance uncovered in new study
Researchers have revealed the crucial and surprising first steps that promote resistance to ciprofloxacin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics.