Some novel transcription attenuation mechanisms used by bacteria

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1017-1024

  Yanofsky, C ^a   Konan, K V ^a   Sarsero, J P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

tna operon of E coli; Transcription attenuation; trp operon of B subtilis; trpS of B subtilis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHANASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030432487     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(97)86725-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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