Cloning, purification and characterization of the protein subunit of ribonuclease P from the cyanobacterium Synechocystic sp. PCC 6803

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Pascual, Alberto ^a   Vioque, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Precursor tRNA processing; Protein RNA interaction; Ribonuclease P; Synechocystis 6803

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RIBONUCLEASE P;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0029806767     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0017t.x     Document Type: Article

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