Septal localization of the SpoIIIE chromosome partitioning protein in Bacillus subtilis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2161-2169

  Wu, Ling Juan ^a   Errington, Jeffery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Chromosome partitioning; SpoIIIE protein; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFER; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0030891431     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.8.2161     Document Type: Article

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