Structure and regulation of expression of the Bacillus subtilis valyl- tRNA synthetase gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2472-2478

  Luo, Dong ^a   Leautey, Josette ^a   Grunberg Manago, Marianne ^a   Putzer, Harald ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNTHETASE; TRANSFER RNA; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030998704     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2472-2478.1997     Document Type: Article

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