Polynucleotide phosphorylase, RNase II ansi RNase E play different roles in the in vivo modulation of polyadenylation in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 982-994

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

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE E; RIBONUCLEASE II; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXORIBONUCLEASES; POLY A; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RNA, MESSENGER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034072252     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01921.x     Document Type: Article

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