Regulatory inputs for the synthesis of ComK, the competence transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 763-775

  Hahn, J ^a   Luttinger, A ^a   Dubnau, D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ABRB PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CODY PROTEIN; COMK PROTEIN; COMS PROTEIN; DEGU PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; REGULATOR PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SINR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING COMPETITION; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; PXYLA GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 0029747160     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.371407.x     Document Type: Article

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