Identification of a membrane protein involved in activation of the KinB pathway to sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1178-1186

  Dartois, Véronique ^a   Djavakhishvili, Tsotne ^a   Hoch, James A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030026690     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.4.1178-1186.1996     Document Type: Article

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