Induction of σB-dependent general stress genes by amino acid starvation in a spo0H mutant of Bacillus subtilis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-227

  Eymann, Christine ^a   Hecker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid starvation; Bacillus subtilis; SigB; SigH; Spo0A

Indexed keywords

CORE BINDING FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

AMINO ACIDS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0035972831     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00187-2     Document Type: Article

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