Bacillus subtilis CinA is a stationary phase-induced protein that localizes to the nucleoid and plays a minor role in competent cells

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 192, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 549-557

  Graumann, Peter L ^a   Kaimer, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Competence; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPETENCE INDUCED PROTEIN A; MOLYBDOPTERIN; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOPLASM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOPLASM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REC A RECOMBINASES;

EID: 77954714822     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0583-7     Document Type: Article

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