A novel Hfq-dependent sRNA that is under FNR control and is synthesized in oxygen limitation in Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 507-523

  Fantappiè, Laura ^a   Oriente, Francesca ^a   Muzzi, Alessandro ^a   Serruto, Davide ^a   Scarlato, Vincenzo ^a,b   Delany, Isabel ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIS RNA; CHAPERONE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYGEN; PROTEIN HFQ; RNA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FNR REGULON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REGULON; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOST FACTOR 1 PROTEIN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OXYGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 79953904528     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07592.x     Document Type: Article

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