Translational control of bacterial heat shock and virulence genes by temperature-sensing mRNAs

RNA Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Narberhaus, Franz ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold shock; Heat shock; Riboswitch; RNA structure; RNA thermometer; Translational repression; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA; THIAMINE DERIVATIVE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GREEN ALGA; HIGHER PLANT; INTRON; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROKARYOTE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RIBOSWITCH; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 85011941305     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.7.1.10501     Document Type: Review

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