Traffic patrol in the transcription of ribosomal RNA

RNA Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Klumpp, Stefan ^a   Hwa, Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitermination; Growth rate; RNA polymerase; rRNA; Transcript elongation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 70349595954     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.6.4.8952     Document Type: Review

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