Replication control of plasmid pLS1: The antisense RNA II and the compact rnaII region are involved in translational regulation of the initiator RepB synthesis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-108

  Del Solar, Gloria ^a   Acebo, Paloma ^a   Espinosa, Manuel ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; RIBOSOME; RNA SYNTHESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANSLATION INITIATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031034135     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.1981561.x     Document Type: Article

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