Temperature-regulated mRNA accumulation and stabilization for fatty acid desaturase genes in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1281-1292

  Sakamoto, Toshio ^a   Bryant, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; FATTY ACID; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030971442     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3071676.x     Document Type: Article

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