Chill induction of the SigB-dependent general stress response in Bacillus subtilis and its contribution to low-temperature adaptation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 4305-4314

  Brigulla, Matthias ^a,b,c   Hoffmann, Tamara ^a   Krisp, Andrea ^a,b,d   Völker, Andrea ^a,b,c   Bremer, Erhard ^a   Völker, Uwe ^a,b,c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEOME; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHILL; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; REPORTER GENE; STRESS; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; OPERON; PROTEOMICS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REGULON; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038444555     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.15.4305-4314.2003     Document Type: Article

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