Characterization of comQ and comX, two genes required for production of comX pheromone in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 410-419

  Schneider, K B ^a   Palmer, T M ^a   Grossman, A D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ISOPRENOID; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE COMQ; PHEROMONE COMX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CROWDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHEROMONES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036134961     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.2.410-419.2002     Document Type: Article

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