Global regulation of transcription by a small RNA: A quantitative view

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1205-1214

  Nitzan, Mor ^a,b   Wassarman, Karen M ^c   Biham, Ofer ^a   Margalit, Hanah ^b,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA 6S;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; TIME;

DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84901742837     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.01.025     Document Type: Article

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