The absence of FtsH metalloprotease activity causes overexpression of the σW-controlled pbpE gene, resulting in filamentous growth of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 973-982

  Zellmeier, Stephan ^a   Zuber, Ulrich ^b   Schumann, Wolfgang ^a   Wiegert, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEOME;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA MICROARRAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TARGET CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037310554     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.3.973-982.2003     Document Type: Article

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