Differential mRNA decay within the transfer operon of plasmid R1: Identification and analysis of an intracistronic mRNA stabilizer

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 466-476

  Koraimann, Günther ^a   Teferle, Karin ^a   Mitteregger, Regina ^a   Wagner, Siegfried ^a   Högenauer, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

differential mRNA stability; gene expression; mRNA processing; plasmid R1; traA mRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING;

FELIS CATUS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0029864068     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02174035     Document Type: Article

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