Characterization of YvcJ, a conserved P-loop-containing protein, and its implication in competence in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1556-1564

  Luciano, Jennifer ^a   Foulquier, Elodie ^a   Fantino, Jean Raphael ^a   Galinier, Anne ^a   Pompeo, Frédérique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YVBJ PROTEIN; YVCJ PROTEIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COMK PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMS PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; YHBJ PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WILD TYPE; CHEMISTRY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMINE-FRUCTOSE-6-PHOSPHATE TRANSAMINASE (ISOMERIZING); GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 62649170763     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01493-08     Document Type: Article

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