Small RNAs in the control of RpoS, CsgD, and biofilm architecture of Escherichia coli

RNA Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Mika, Franziska ^a   Hengge, Regine ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ArcZ; Biofilm; c di GMP; Cellulose; CsgD; Curli; Hfq; McaS; RpoS; RprA

Indexed keywords

ARC ASSOCIATED SRNA Z; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; MULTICELLULAR ADHESIVE RNA; PROTEIN GADY; PROTEIN GCVB; PROTEIN HFQ; PROTEIN OMRA; PROTEIN OMRB; PROTEIN OXYS; PROTEIN RYDC; PROTEIN SRAL; RIBONUCLEASE; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CSGD; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL RNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CSGD PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BIOFILM; CODON USAGE; COLD STRESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITES; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84906330407     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.28867     Document Type: Review

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