Analysis of the interaction between the transcription factor σG and the anti-sigma factor SpoIIAB of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 4615-4619

  Evans, Louise ^a   Clarkson, Joanna ^b   Yudkin, Michael D ^b   Errington, Jeff ^a   Feucht, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI ANTI SIGMA FACTOR SPOIIAA; ANTI SIGMA FACTOR SPOIIAB; PROTEIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIGMA G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038104373     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.15.4615-4619.2003     Document Type: Article

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