The last gene of the fla/che operon in Bacillus subtilis, ylxL, is required for maximal σD function

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4025-4029

  Werhane, H ^a   Lopez, P ^a   Mendel, M ^a   Zimmer, M ^b   Ordal, G W ^b   Marquez Magana L M ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHORUS 32; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YLXL GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOVEMENT; OPERON; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2942604292     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.12.4025-4029.2004     Document Type: Article

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