The yydFGHIJ operon of Bacillus subtilis encodes a peptide that induces the LiaRS two-component system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8616-8625

  Butcher, Bronwyn G ^a   Lin, Yi Pin ^a   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACITRACIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NISIN; PROTEINASE; RAMOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSPOSON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPERON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 36749034741     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01181-07     Document Type: Article

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