Widespread coupling of promoters and terminators of transcription in bacteria
Andrew George Fletcher, David Forrest, Charles Cooper, Matthew Philip Adams, Achillefs N. Kapanidis, David C. Grainger
The paper shows that promoters and terminators in bacteria are often coupled, with termination sequences contributing to promoter function, leading to regulatory interference between adjacent transcription units.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology