The prosequence of pro-σ(K) promotes membrane association and inhibits RNA polymerase core binding

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2434-2441

  Zhang, Bin ^a   Hofmeister, Antje ^b   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OCTOXINOL; PRO SIGMAK PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PRO-SIGMAK PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SIGMA K; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SUBUNIT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCTOXYNOL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031596513     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.9.2434-2441.1998     Document Type: Article

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