Small non-coding RNAs, co-ordinators of adaptation processes in Escherichia coli: The RpoS paradigm

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 855-861

  Repoila, F ^a   Majdalani, N ^b   Gottesman, S ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; SMALL RNA; SMALL RNA DSRA; SMALL RNA OXYS; SMALL RNA RPRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; CELL SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STABILITY; RNA SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA STABILITY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038187589     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03454.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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