Polar targeting of DivIVA in Bacillus subtilis is not directly dependent on FtsZ or PBP 2B

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 693-697

  Hamoen, Leendert W ^a   Errington, Jeffery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN DIVIVA; PROTEIN PBP 2B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL DIVISION; GENE LOCATION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037228462     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.2.693-697.2003     Document Type: Article

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