Ribonucleases in bacterial toxin-antitoxin systems

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1829, Issue 6-7, 2013, Pages 523-531

  Cook, Gregory M ^a   Robson, Jennifer R ^a   Frampton, Rebekah A ^a   McKenzie, Joanna ^b   Przybilski, Rita ^a   Fineran, Peter C ^a   Arcus, Vickery L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Endoribonucleases; RNA interferases; Toxin antitoxin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CARBON; CCDB TOXIN; KID TOXIN; MAZF TOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; PARE TOXIN; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICODON; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; HEAT STRESS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; RNA BINDING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ANTITOXINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RIBOSOMES; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84877836829     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.02.007     Document Type: Review

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