Role of σD in regulating genes and signals during Myxococcus xanthus development

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3246-3256

  Viswanathan, Poorna ^a   Singer, Mitchell ^b   Kroos, Lee ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SIGMA D; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ASGA PROTEIN, MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SDEK PROTEIN, MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE INDUCTION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPOROGENESIS; STARVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OPERON; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; OPERON; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646271590     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.9.3246-3256.2006     Document Type: Article

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