Characterization of ywhE, which encodes a putative high-molecular-weight class A penicillin-binding protein in Bacillus subtilis

Gene

Volumn 246, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 187-196

  Pedersen, L B ^a   Ragkousi, K ^a   Cammett, T J ^a   Melly, E ^a   Sekowska, A ^b   Schopick, E ^a   Murray, T ^a   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

(F) dependent expression; Penicillin binding protein; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CODON; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; LAC OPERON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034603830     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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