Activation of the proprotein transcription factor pro-σ(E) is associated with its progression through three patterns of subcellular localization during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2426-2433

  Hofmeister, Antje ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031968345     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.9.2426-2433.1998     Document Type: Article

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