Co-evolution of tRNA 3′ trailer sequences with 3′ processing enzymes in bacteria

RNA

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 567-577

  Li, Zhongwei ^a   Gong, Xin ^a   Joshi, Vedang H ^b,c   Li, Muxin ^d  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Methacton High School   (United States)

Author keywords

3 trailer; AU rich; Processing; RNase E; rRNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL RNA; EXORIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE E; RNA PRECURSOR; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COEVOLUTION; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, TRANSFER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 17844372218     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.7287505     Document Type: Article

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