Identification of a furA cis antisense RNA in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 355, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-334

  Hernández, José A ^a,c   Muro Pastor, Alicia M ^b   Flores, Enrique ^b   Bes, M Teresa ^a   Peleato, M Luisa ^a   Fillat, María F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Antisense RNA; Cyanobacteria; furA; Iron stress

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL WALL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA INTERFERENCE; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 28944440488     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.10.079     Document Type: Article

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