Developmental expression of dnaA is required for sporulation and timing of fruiting body formation in Myxococcus xanthus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1322-1333

  Rosario, Christopher J ^a,b   Singer, Mitchell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SDEK; PROTEIN SIGD; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN DNAA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 77952824690     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07178.x     Document Type: Article

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