Roles for MreC and MreD proteins in helical growth of the cylindrical cell wall in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1196-1209

  Leaver, Mark ^a   Errington, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MAGNESIUM; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MREC; PROTEIN MRED; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GENE INSERTION; MREC GENE; MRED GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPHEROID CELL; SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, LETHAL; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 23844444807     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04736.x     Document Type: Article

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