Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase gene regulation in Bacillus subtilis

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 381-389

  Condon, C ^a   Grunberg Manago, M ^a   Putzer, H ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; Antitermination; Bacillus subtilis; Processing; tRNA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029804257     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9084(96)84744-4     Document Type: Article

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