Rho-independent transcription terminators inhibit RNase P processing of the secG leuU and metT tRNA polycistronic transcripts in Escherichia coli

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 364-375

  Mohanty, Bijoy K ^a   Kushner, Sidney R ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLNU; PROTEIN GLNV; PROTEIN GLNW; PROTEIN GLNX; PROTEIN LEUU; PROTEIN LEUW; PROTEIN METT; PROTEIN METU; PROTEIN SECG; RHO FACTOR; RIBONUCLEASE E; RIBONUCLEASE P; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OPERON; RHO FACTOR; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, TRANSFER; RNA, TRANSFER, LEU; RNA, TRANSFER, MET; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 39149140707     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm991     Document Type: Article

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