Sok antisense RNA from plasmid R1 is functionally inactivated by RNase E and polyadenylated by poly(A) polymerase I

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 311-320

  Dam Mikkelsen, Nikolaj ^a   Gerdes, Kenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA METABOLISM;

EID: 0006101303     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5751936.x     Document Type: Article

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