Identification and role of regulatory non-coding RNAs in Listeria monocytogenes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 5070-5079

  Izar, Benjamin ^a,b   Mraheil, Mobarak Abu ^a   Hain, Torsten ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AsRNA; Infection; Listeria monocytogenes; Non coding RNA; Regulatory RNA; Riboswitch; RNA Seq; SRNA; UTR; Whole genome tiling arrays

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN HFQ; TRANS ACTING FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BACTERIAL RNA; HOST FACTOR 1; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PROKARYOTA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HOST FACTOR 1 PROTEIN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, RIBONUCLEIC ACID; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 80052146986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12085070     Document Type: Review

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