Small RNAs in haloarchaea: Identification, differential expression and biological function

RNA Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-292

  Straub, Julia ^a   Brenneis, Mariam ^a   Jellen Ritter, Angelika ^b   Heyer, Ruth ^b   Soppa, Jörg ^a   Marchfelder, Anita ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaea; Deletion mutant; Differential expression; Haloferax volcanii; RNomics; sRNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; PROTEOME; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE;

ARCHAEA; HALOBACTERIA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 67650489281     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.6.3.8357     Document Type: Article

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