Role of RsbU in controlling SigB activity in staphylococcus aureus following alkaline stress

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2561-2573

  Pané Farré, Jan ^a   Jonas, Beate ^a,c   Hardwick, Steven W ^b,d   Gronau, Katrin ^a   Lewis, Richard J ^b   Hecker, Michael ^a   Engelmann, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALKALI; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; SIGB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SIGMA FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALKALIES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 65249120167     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01514-08     Document Type: Article

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