Regulation of four genes encoding small, acid-soluble spore proteins in Bacillus subtilis

Gene

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Cabrera Hernandez, A ^a   Sanchez Salas, J L ^b   Paidhungat, M ^a   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

(F) dependent expression; (G) dependent expression; Forespore specific genes; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033577826     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00124-9     Document Type: Article

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