Small RNAs establish gene expression thresholds

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 574-579

  Levine, Erel ^a   Hwa, Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

CELL RESPIRATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FENTON REACTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; REVIEW; RNA STABILITY; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; STRESS; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA STABILITY; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 56949096652     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.09.016     Document Type: Review

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