Natural variability in S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent riboswitches: S-box elements in Bacillus subtilis exhibit differential sensitivity to SAM in vivo and in vitro

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 823-833

  Tomšič, Jerneja ^a   McDaniel, Brooke A ^a   Grundy, Frank J ^a   Henkin, Tina M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; GENE PRODUCT; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSWITCH; RNA PROBE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; S BOX ELEMENT; S BOX SEQUENCE; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FIRMICUTES;

EID: 38649086717     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01034-07     Document Type: Article

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