Expression, localization and modification of YxeE spore coat protein in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 681-689

  Kuwana, Ritsuko ^a   Takamatsu, Hiromu ^a   Watabe, Kazuhito ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Processing; Protease; Protein modification; Spore coat

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN GERE; PROTEIN SIGK; PROTEIN YABG; PROTEIN YXEE; PROTEINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 38849108731     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm179     Document Type: Article

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