Expression of the σF-directed csfB locus prevents premature appearance of σG activity during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8754-8757

  Chary, Vasant K ^a   Xenopoulos, Panagiotis ^a   Piggot, Patrick J ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR F; SIGMA FACTOR G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLIA PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPOROGENESIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; TIME;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36749081479     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01265-07     Document Type: Article

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