Engulfment-regulated proteolysis of SpollQ: Evidence that dual checkpoints control σK activity

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-115

  Jiang, Xin ^a,b   Rubio, Aileen ^a   Chiba, Shinobu ^a   Pogliano, Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPOIIIAH; PROTEIN SPOIIQ; PROTEIN SPOIVB; PROTEIN SPOIVFB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIGMA G; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIGMA K; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 26244460528     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04811.x     Document Type: Article

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