The Bacillus subtilis DivIVA protein has a sporulation-specific proximity to Spo0J

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 6039-6043

  Perry, S E ^a   Edwards, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; MIND PROTEIN; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN DIVIVA; PROTEIN SPOOJ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DIVIVA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; FTSZ PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SPORE SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS; SPORE-SPECIFIC PROTEINS, BACILLUS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPOROGENESIS; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WESTERN BLOTTING; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33748647231     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01750-05     Document Type: Article

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