Toxin-antitoxin modules may regulate synthesis of macromolecules during nutritional stress

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 561-572

  Gerdes, Kenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; TOXIN;

CELL KILLING; MACROMOLECULE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTITOXINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GENES, REL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0033976914     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.3.561-572.2000     Document Type: Short Survey

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