A regulatory switch involving a Clp ATPase

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 455-458

  Lazazzera, Beth A ^a   Grossman, Alan D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031171763     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190604     Document Type: Article

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