The pair of arginine codons AGA AGG close to the initiation codon of the lambda int gene inhibits cell growth and protein synthesis by accumulating peptidyl-tRNAArg4

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1043-1049

  Olivares Trejo, José J ^a   Bueno Martínez, José G ^a   Guarneros, Gabriel ^a   Hernández Sánchez, Javier ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININE TRANSFER RNA; ISOLEUCINE; LYSINE; PEPTIDE TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID; PEPTIDE TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID HYDROLASE; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; START CODON;

ARGININE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CELL DIVISION; CODON; CODON, INITIATOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, TRANSFER, ARG;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042065209     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03611.x     Document Type: Article

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