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Transcriptomic profiles and RNA half-life of M. acetivorans growing in acetate, methanol, and trimethylamine

ABSTRACT: The goal of this work was to measure the half-lives of RNA transcripts and identify which genes in Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A were differentially expressed between methylotrophic and acetitrophic growth substrates. We used this data to predict metabolic phenotype under different growth condition and hypothesize whether key metabolic genes were transcriptionally or degradationally regulated.

ORGANISM(S): Methanosarcina acetivorans

PROVIDER: GSE77738 | GEO | 2016/10/10

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA311346

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Transcriptomic profiles and RNA half-life of M. acetivorans growing in acetate, methanol, and trimethylamine

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