Degradation of mRNA in bacteria: Emergence of ubiquitous features

BioEssays

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-244

  Régnier, Philippe ^a   Arraiano, Cecïlia Maria ^b  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE;

BACTERIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0242400018     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(200003)22:3<235::AID-BIES5>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Review

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