A novel antisense RNA regulates at transcriptional level the virulence gene icsA of Shigella flexneri.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on February 03, 2010

Authors

Mara Giangrossi1, Gianni Prosseda, Chi Nhan Tran, Anna Brandi, Bianca Colonna, Maurizio Falconi

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biology MCA, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, MC, Italy.

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