A new sigma factor, SigD, essential for stationary phase is also required for multicellular differentiation in Myxococcus xanthus

Genes to Cells

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 371-385

  Ueki, Toshiyuki ^a   Inouye, Sumiko ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DELETION MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0031840875     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2443.1998.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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