Near-critical behavior of aminoacyl-tRNA pools in E. coli at rate-limiting supply of amino acids

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 132-146

  Elf, Johan ^a   Ehrenberg, Måns ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINOACYL TRANSFER RNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PPGPP PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; AMINOACYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CODON USAGE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 11244258180     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.051383     Document Type: Article

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