Transcriptional switch on of ssgA by A-factor, which is essential for spore septum formation in Streptomyces griseus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1273-1283

  Yamazaki, Haruka ^a   Ohnishi, Yasuo ^a   Horinouchi, Sueharu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA FRAGMENT; FACTOR A; GENE PRODUCT; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SSGA GENE PRODUCT; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SPORE; BINDING SITE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOROGENESIS; SSGA GENE; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0037317582     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.4.1273-1283.2003     Document Type: Article

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