Regulation of plasmid R1 replication: PcnB and RNase E expedite the decay of the antisense RNA, CopA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 493-504

  Söderbom, Fredrik ^a   Binnie, Uta ^b   Masters, Millicent ^b   Wagner, E Gerhart H ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA; GENE REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R PLASMID; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA REPLICATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; TURNOVER TIME;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030660144     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5871953.x     Document Type: Article

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