Regulation of the expression of the cold shock proteins CspB and CspC in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 351-354

  Kaan, T ^a   Jurgen B ^a   Schweder, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baccillus subtilis; Cold shock; cspB; cspC; Mrna stability

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEIN; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032845822     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051093     Document Type: Article

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