Characterization of Myxococcus xanthus MazF and implications for a new point of regulation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1267-1276

  Boynton, Tye O ^a   Mcmurry, Jonathan L ^b   Shimkets, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MAZF PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MRPC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE DELETION; HYDROLYSIS; MAZF GENE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CELL DEATH; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 84874981938     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12165     Document Type: Article

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