Bacillus subtilis sporulation and stationary phase gene expression

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 392-402

  Phillips, Z E V ^a   Strauch, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AbrB; Cellular differentiation; Gene regulation; Spo0A; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036202545     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-002-8431-9     Document Type: Review

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