Thermozymes: Synthetic RNA thermometers based on ribozyme activity

RNA Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1002-1009

  Saragliadis, Athanasios ^a   Krajewski, Stefanie S ^b   Rehm, Charlotte ^a   Narberhaus, Franz ^b   Hartig, Jörg S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hammerhead ribozyme; Regulatory RNA; Riboswitch; RNA thermometer; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME; RNA; RUBIDIUM ION; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; SMALL HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; ENZYME ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; RNA CLEAVAGE; SALMONELLA; THERMOMETER; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RIBOSOME; TEMPERATURE;

SALMONELLA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBOSOMES; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA, CATALYTIC; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84894529630     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.24482     Document Type: Article

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