A dual role for the Bacillus subtilis glpD leader and the GlpP protein in the regulated expression of glpD: Antitermination and control of mRNA stability

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 319-328

  Glatz, Elisabeth ^a   Nilsson, Rune Pär ^a   Rutberg, Lars ^a   Rutberg, Blanka ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0030070778     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.376903.x     Document Type: Article

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