MRNA degradation and maturation in prokaryotes: The global players

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-506

  Laalami, Soumaya ^a   Putzer, Harald ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

mRNA degradation; prokaryote; RNase E; RNase J; RNase Y

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 80052722697     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BMC.2011.042     Document Type: Review

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