The terminal and internal hairpin loops of the ctRNA of plasmid pJB01 play critical roles in regulating copy number

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-33

  Kim, Sam Woong ^a   Jeong, In Sil ^b   Jeong, Eun Ju ^b   Tak, Je Il ^b   Lee, John Hwa ^c   Eo, Seong Kug ^c   Kang, Ho Young ^a   Bahk, Jeong Dong ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ARBS; ctRNA; Internal and terminal loops; Operon; pJB01; RepB

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; COUNTER TRANSCRIBED RNA; GUANOSINE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE NUMBER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA BINDING; RNA STRUCTURE; TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONFORMATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPLICON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLASMIDS; REPLICON; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 53449088075     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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