Bacillus subtilis pro-σ(E) fusion protein localizes to the forespore septum and fails to be processed when synthesized in the forespore

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4888-4893

  Ju, Jingliang ^a   Luo, Tingqiu ^a   Haldenwang, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL SPECIFICITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIGE;

EID: 0030835706     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4888-4893.1997     Document Type: Article

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