RelA protein is involved in induction of genetic competence in certain Bacillus subtilis strains by moderating the level of intracellular GTP

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 3923-3930

  Inaoka, Takashi ^a   Ochi, Kozo ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GENE PRODUCT; GUANOSINE; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHOKINASE; PROTEIN CODY; PROTEIN COMK; SYNTHETASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUSION GENE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

5'-GUANYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LIGASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036306304     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.14.3923-3930.2002     Document Type: Article

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