Processing of as-48ABC RNA in AS-48 enterocin production by Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 240-250

  Fernández, Matilde ^a   Sánchez Hidalgo, Marina ^a   García Quintáns, Nieves ^b   Martínez Bueno, Manuel ^a   Valdivia, Eva ^a   López, Paloma ^b   Maqueda, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENTEROCIN AS 48; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA PROCESSING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, BACTERIAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 37349102469     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01528-07     Document Type: Article

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