Thermo-labile stability of σ(H) (Spo0H) in temperature-sensitive spo0H mutants of Bacillus subtilis can be suppressed by mutations in RNA polymerase β subunit

Gene

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 117-124

  Ohashi, Yoshiaki ^a   Sugimaru, Kei ^a   Nanamiya, Hideaki ^a   Sebata, Tamaki ^a   Asai, Kei ^b   Yoshikawa, Hirofumi ^c   Kawamura, Fujio ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Sporulation; Stabilization of factor; Suppressor mutant; Temperature sensitive mutant; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORES; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033580388     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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