Genetic analysis of the chromosome segregation protein SPoOj of Bacillus subtilis: Evidence for separate domains involved in DNA binding and interactions with SOj protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 743-755

  Autret, S ^a   Nair, R ^a   Errington, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALLELES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034882694     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02551.x     Document Type: Article

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