The global regulator CsrA of Escherichia coli is a specific mRNA-binding protein

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作者
Liu, MY
Romeo, T
机构
[1] UNIV N TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT IMMUNOL & MICROBIOL,FT WORTH,TX 76107
[2] UNIV N TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOL BIOL,FT WORTH,TX
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10.1128/jb.179.14.4639-4642.1997
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The csrA gene encodes a global regulatory protein which facilitates glgC mRNA decay in vivo. A purified recombinant CsrA protein was found to inhibit in vitro glg (glycogen biosynthesis) gene expression posttranscriptionally and bind specifically to a glgC runoff transcript without causing its decay. Our results provide further insight into the mechanism by which CsrA functions as an mRNA decay factor.
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