Bacillus subtilis YhaM, a member of a new family of 3′-to-5′ exonucleases in gram-positive bacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 6250-6259

  Oussenko, Irina A ^a   Sanchez, Roberto ^a   Bechhofer, David H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; EXONUCLEASE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN YHAM; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; EXORIBONUCLEASES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036842854     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.22.6250-6259.2002     Document Type: Article

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