The yvaJ gene of Bacillus subtills encodes a 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease and is not essential in a strain lacking polynucleotide phosphorylase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2639-2642

  Oussenko, I A ^a   Bechhofer, D H ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; EXORIBONUCLEASE; PHOSPHORYLASE; POLYNUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; EXORIBONUCLEASES; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033995502     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2639-2642.2000     Document Type: Article

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