Evidence that SpoIVFB is a novel type of membrane metalloprotease governing intercompartmental communication during Bacillus subtilis sporulation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3305-3309

  Yu, Yuen Tsu Nicco ^a   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOLEUCINE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME STABILITY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034035286     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.11.3305-3309.2000     Document Type: Article

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