U-turns and regulatory RNAs

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-164

  Franch, Thomas ^a   Gerdes, Kenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; RNA;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034025902     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00069-2     Document Type: Review

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