DNA Enzyme Generated by a Novel Single-Stranded DNA Expression Vector Inhibits Expression of the Essential Bacterial Cell Division Gene ftsZ

Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1111-1117

  Tan, Xin Xing ^a   Rose, Knesha ^b   Margolin, William ^b   Chen, Yin ^a  

^a CytoGenix Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENES; RNA;

ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS; GENE EXPRESSION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; DEOXYRIBOZYME; DNA ENZYME; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; DRUG TARGETING; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FTSZ GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0942279695     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi035164h     Document Type: Article

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