The lacZ mRNA can be stabilised by the T7 late mRNA leader in E coli

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 408-415

  Lopez, P J ^a   Dreyfus, M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

E coli lacZ gene; mRNA stability; RNase E; T7 RNA polymerase; tRNA reporter gene

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029847885     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9084(96)84747-X     Document Type: Article

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