Bacillus subtilis ComK negatively regulates degR gene expression

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-165

  Ogura, M ^a   Tanaka, T ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(D) factor; Bacillus subtilis; Competence; degR transcription; DegS DegU two component system

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 0030934207     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050403     Document Type: Article

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