Translation termination efficiency can be regulated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by environmental stress through a prion-mediated mechanism

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1974-1981

  Eaglestone, Simon S ^a   Cox, Brian S ^a   Tuite, Mick F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental stress; Phenotype; Prion; Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRESS; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033118934     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.7.1974     Document Type: Article

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