Controlling messenger RNA stability in bacteria: Strategies for engineering gene expression

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 699-708

  Carrier, Trent A ^a   Keasling, J D ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; RNA;

PROKARYOTIC GENE EXPRESSION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BACTERIAL RNA; EXONUCLEASE; MESSENGER RNA;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; EXONUCLEASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031280034     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp970095h     Document Type: Review

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