RNA editing by T7 RNA polymerase bypasses InDel mutations causing unexpected phenotypic changes

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 3950-3963

  Wons, Ewa ^a   Furmanek Blaszk, Beata ^a   Sektas, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE T7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID; BACTERIOPHAGE T7 RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; EPIGENETICS; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INDEL MUTATION; MBOIIM2 GENE; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RNA EDITING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPAIR; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MORAXELLA BOVIS; RIBOSOMAL FRAMESHIFTING;

AMINO ACIDS; DNA REPAIR; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FRAMESHIFTING, RIBOSOMAL; INDEL MUTATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MORAXELLA (MORAXELLA) BOVIS; PHENOTYPE; RNA EDITING; RNA, MESSENGER; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84930221688     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv269     Document Type: Article

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