Alterations in the flow of one-carbon units affect KinB-dependent sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-51

  Dartois, Véronique ^a,b   Liu, Jian ^a   Hoch, James A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030801052     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4491805.x     Document Type: Article

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