A second PDZ-containing serine protease contributes to activation of the sporulation transcription factor σK in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 6051-6056

  Pan, Qi ^a   Losick, Richard ^a   Rudner, David Z ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN CTPB; PROTEIN SPOIVB; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0141925896     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.20.6051-6056.2003     Document Type: Article

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