Prokaryotic toxin–antitoxin systems: novel regulations of the toxins

Current Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 379-382

  Otsuka, Yuichi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T4; Escherichia coli; MazE MazF; RnlA RnlB; Toxin antitoxin system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MAZE TOXIN; MAZF TOXIN; RNLA TOXIN; RNLB TOXIN; TOXIN ANTITOXIN SYSTEM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTITOXIN;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE T4; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; DNA REPLICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANTITOXINS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84954408638     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: 14320983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-015-0557-z     Document Type: Review

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