Epigenetic regulation of the bacterial cell cycle

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 722-729

  Collier, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 N METHYLADENINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN CCRM; PROTEIN DAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ADENINE; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 71849115781     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.08.005     Document Type: Review

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