Notes: An α/β-type, small, acid-soluble spore protein which has very high affinity for DNA prevents outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis spores

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2662-2666

  Hayes, C S ^a   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SOLUBLE SPORE PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; PROTEIN SSPC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; SIGMA FACTOR; SPOIIR PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SPORE SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPORE GERMINATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0034745274     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.8.2662-2666.2001     Document Type: Article

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