Analysis of 5′ UTR composition and gene expression: Canonical versus non-canonical start codons

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-75

  Fuglsang, Anders ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Norwegian Medicines Agency   (Norway)

Author keywords

Expression; mRNA levels; Shine Dalgarno sequences; Start codons; Translation initiation

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIRMICUTES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; START CODON; TRANSLATION INITIATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIRMICUTES; PROTEOBACTERIA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; CODON, INITIATOR; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 25144470759     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.07.047     Document Type: Article

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