Which of the following is not true of the stringent response?

A. Uncharged tRNA binds to the A site of the ribosome.
B. Stringent factor binds to the ribosome.
C. ppGpp nucleotide is synthesized in two steps.
D. ppGpp binding to the ribosome increases rRNA gene expression.


D

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