Riboswitch RNAs: Using RNA to sense cellular metabolism

Genes and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 3383-3390

  Henkin, Tina M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Regulation; RNA structure; Transcription attenuation; Translation

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; NUCLEOTIDE; RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; RNA BINDING; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RNA, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 58049217240     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1747308     Document Type: Review

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