Assembly and genetics of spore protective structures

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 434-444

  Takamatsu, H ^a   Watabe, K ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Assembly; Bacillus subtilis; Coat protein; Protective structure; Spore

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LACCASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTEOME; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036208239     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-002-8436-4     Document Type: Review

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