Analysis of the function of Escherichia coli poly(A) polymerase I in RNA metabolism

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1094-1108

  Mohanty, Bijoy K ^a   Kushner, Sidney R ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALF LIFE TIME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYADENYLATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA METABOLISM; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033457296     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01673.x     Document Type: Article

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