Blue light activates the σB-dependent stress response of Bacillus subtilis via YtvA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6411-6414

  Ávila Pérez, Marcela ^a   Hellingwerf, Klaas J ^a   Kort, Remco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTVA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BLUE LIGHT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ILLUMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STRESS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLOR; FLAVOPROTEINS; LIGHT; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33749021097     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00716-06     Document Type: Article

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