mRNA stability is regulated by a coding-region element and the unique 5' untranslated leader sequences of the three synechococcus psba transcripts

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1131-1142

  Kulkarni, Resham D ^a,b   Golden, Susan S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0030844703     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4201768.x     Document Type: Article

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