Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis GlcT antiterminator protein by components of the phosphotransferase system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 5319-5326

  Bachem, Steffi ^a   Stülke, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMEASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031711025     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.20.5319-5326.1998     Document Type: Article

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