tRNA requirements for glyQS antitermination: A new twist on tRNA

RNA

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1148-1156

  Yousef, Mary R ^a   Grundy, Frank J ^a   Henkin, Tina M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Gene regulation; Gram positive; RNA structure; Transcription termination; tRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANTICODON; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

ANTICODON; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, TRANSFER, GLY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0041832088     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.5540203     Document Type: Article

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