Dynamic localization and interaction with other Bacillus subtilis actin-like proteins are important for the function of MreB

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1340-1356

  Defeu Soufo, Hervé Joël ^a   Graumann, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MREB PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MBL; PROTEIN MREC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PARALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; WILD TYPE;

ACTINS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33750713640     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05457.x     Document Type: Article

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