A region of σ(K) involved in promoter activation by GerE in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4365-4373

  Wade, Kathryn H ^a   Schyns, Ghislain ^a   Opdyke, Jason A ^a   Moran Jr , Charles P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COTX PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA K; SPOIIR PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SPORE SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032587733     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4365-4373.1999     Document Type: Article

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