SpoT regulates DnaA stability and initiation of DNA replication in carbon-starved Caulobacter crescentus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 6867-6880

  Lesley, Joseph A ^a   Shapiro, Lucy ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GENE PRODUCT; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLASE; NUCLEOTIDE; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN DNAA; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRESS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEADY STATE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PYROPHOSPHATASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; OLIGOTROPHIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 53849100653     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00700-08     Document Type: Article

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