Chapter 3 Endonucleolytic Initiation of mRNA Decay in Escherichia coli

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 85, Issue C, 2009, Pages 91-135

  Carpousis, Agamemnon J ^a   Luisi, Ben F ^b   McDowall, Kenneth J ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE E;

CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; RNA STABILITY;

ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHYLOGENY; RNA STABILITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 64049118181     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6603(08)00803-9     Document Type: Review

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