Three two-component signal-transduction systems interact for Pho regulation in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 941-948

  Sun, Guofu ^a   Birkey, Stephanie M ^a   Hulett, F Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029966440     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.422952.x     Document Type: Article

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