A σ54 activator protein necessary for spore differentiation within the fruiting body of Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2438-2444

  Gorski, Lisa ^a,c   Gronewold, Thomas ^c   Kaiser, Dale ^b,c  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; BACTERIAL DNA; C6ORF4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CSGA PROTEIN, MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; FRZCD PROTEIN, MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN; SPOIIR PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SPORE SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033624891     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2438-2444.2000     Document Type: Article

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