Regulation of horizontal gene transfer in Bacillus subtilis by activation of a conserved site-specific protease

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Bose, Baundauna ^a   Grossman, Alan D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ICEBS1 PROTEIN; IMMA PROTEIN; IMMR PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 78650147137     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01143-10     Document Type: Article

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