Differential processing of propeptide inhibitors of rap phosphatases in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 303-310

  Jiang, Min ^a,b   Grau, Roberto ^a,c   Perego, Marta ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Promubie ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PENTAPEPTIDE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATASE RAPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033985918     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.303-310.2000     Document Type: Article

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