Establishing differential gene expression in speculating Bacillus subtilis: Phosphorylation of SpoIIAA (anti-anti-σF) alters its conformation and prevents formation of a SpoIIAA/SpoIIAB/ADP complex

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 901-907

  Magnin, Thierry ^a   Lord, Matthew ^a   Errington, Jeffrey ^b   Yudkin, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0030029525     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.434964.x     Document Type: Article

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