A PP2C phosphatase containing a PAS domain is required to convey signals of energy stress to the σ(B) transcription factor of Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 180-188

  Vijay, Kamni ^a   Brody, Margaret S ^a   Fredlund, Elisabeth ^a,b   Price, Chester W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ENERGY METABOLISM; OPERON; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033962203     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01697.x     Document Type: Article

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