Synonymous codon selection controls in vivo turnover and amount of mRNA in Escherichia coli bla and ompA genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2718-2720

  Deana, Atilio ^a,b   Ehrlich, Ricardo ^a   Reiss, Claude ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Institute Cle fi'Sica   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CODON; DRUG HALF LIFE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029924182     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.9.2718-2720.1996     Document Type: Article

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