Analysis of the major domains of the F fertility inhibition protein, FinO

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 259, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 622-629

  Sandercock, J R ^a   Frost, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; F plasmid; Fertility inhibition; FinO; RNA binding protein

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PLASMID VECTOR; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CROSSES, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; F FACTOR; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0031739441     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050856     Document Type: Article

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