Antisense RNAs in plasmids: Control of replication and maintenance

Plasmid

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-173

  Brantl, Sabine ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; Control of maintenance; Plasmids; Replication control

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; HELICASE; ISOENZYME; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROKARYOTE; REPLICON; RNA REPLICATION; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036926113     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-619X(02)00108-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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