A sensor histidine kinase co-ordinates cell wall architecture with cell division in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 621-632

  Fukushima, Tatsuya ^a   Szurmant, Hendrik ^a   Kim, Eun Ja ^a   Perego, Marta ^a   Hoch, James A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SEPARATION; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL WALL; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 46949100415     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06308.x     Document Type: Article

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