A mechanism for cell cycle regulation of sporulation initiation in Bacillus subtilis

Genes and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1959-1970

  Veening, Jan Willem ^a   Murray, Heath ^a   Errington, Jeff ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DnaA; Genetic timer; Oscillations; Replication; Sda; Spo0A

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PROTEIN; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN DNAA; SDA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNAA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LEXA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; RAPB PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUPPRESSOR OF DNAA, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; UPREGULATION; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CELL CYCLE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 69249235738     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.528209     Document Type: Article

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