Control of gene expression by a natural metabolite-responsive ribozyme

Nature

Volumn 428, Issue 6980, 2004, Pages 281-286

  Winkler, Wade C ^a   Nahvi, All ^a   Roth, Adam ^a   Collins, Jennifer A ^a   Breaker, Ronald R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLITES; RNA;

BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; GENE EXPRESSIONS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

GLUCOSAMINE; GLUCOSAMINE 6 PHOSPHATE; RIBOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; COMPONENT S, GLUTAMATE MUTASE PROTEIN, BACTERIA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSAMINE 6-PHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE;

GENETICS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SWITCHING; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSAMINE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 1642586299     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02362     Document Type: Article

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