The stability of mRNA from the gsiB gene of Bacillus sobtilis is dependent on the presence of a strong ribosome binding site

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 538-545

  Jurgen B ^a   Schweder, T ^a   Hecker, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; General stress proteins; gsiB; mRNA stability; Ribosome binding site

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUSION; HALF LIFE TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; START CODON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CHLORAMPHENICOL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PUROMYCIN; RIBOSOMES; RIFAMPIN; RNA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031824037     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050765     Document Type: Article

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