Competence for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Termination of activity of the alternative sigma factor ComX is independent of proteolysis of ComX and ComW

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3359-3366

  Piotrowski, Andrew ^a   Luo, Ping ^a,c   Morrison, Donald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LMB   (United States)

^c HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOPEPTIDASE CLP; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR COMW; SIGMA FACTOR COMX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CLPP PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; COMX PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WESTERN BLOTTING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN STABILITY;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGMA FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 65549140221     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01750-08     Document Type: Article

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