Differential mRNA stability of the cspA gene in the cold-shock response of Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-248

  Goldenberg, Daniel ^a,b   Azar, Idit ^a   Oppenheim, Amos B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLD INJURY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030033310     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.363898.x     Document Type: Article

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