MazF, an mRNA Interferase, Mediates Programmed Cell Death during Multicellular Myxococcus Development

Cell

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-66

  Nariya, Hirofumi ^a   Inouye, Masayori ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CELLBIO; DEVBIO; MICROBIO

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; MAZF PROTEIN; MRPC PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM; CELL DEATH; DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MAZF GENE; MRPC GENE; MYXOCOCCUS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 37649005671     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.044     Document Type: Article

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