Analysis of RNA localization and metabolism in single live bacterial cells: Achievements and challenges

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1137-1147

  Broude, Natalia E ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; INITIATION FACTOR 4A; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN MS2; RIBONUCLEASE E; RNA; RNA 5S; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BACTERIAL CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79957469880     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07652.x     Document Type: Review

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