The membrane domain of SpoIIIE is required for membrane fusion during Bacillus subtilis sporulation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2005-2008

  Sharp, Marc D ^a   Pogliano, Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPOIIIE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; DNA, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE FUSION; MUTATION; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037337741     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.6.2005-2008.2003     Document Type: Article

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