Involvement of ClpX protein in the post-transcriptional regulation of a competence specific transcription factor, ComK protein, of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-302

  Nanamiya, Hideaki ^a   Shiomi, Emiko ^a   Ogura, Mitsuo ^b   Tanaka, Teruo ^b   Asai, Kei ^c   Kawamura, Fujio ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Clp protease; ClpX; ComK; Competence development

Indexed keywords

COMK PROTEIN; ENDOPEPTIDASE CLPX; GALACTOSIDASE; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE; GENE DISRUPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOPEPTIDASE CLP; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037367348     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvg040     Document Type: Article

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