An RNA hairpin sequesters the ribosome binding site of the homing endonuclease mobE gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2409-2413

  Gibb, Ewan A ^a   Edgell, David R ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ENDONUCLEASE; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOBE GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RNA STRUCTURE; TRANSLATION REGULATION; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BASE PAIRING; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; VIROLOGY;

AEROMONAS PHAGE AEH1;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; ENDONUCLEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPERON; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBOSOMES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 64049103663     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01751-08     Document Type: Article

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