Small acid-soluble proteins with intrinsic disorder are required for UV resistance in myxococcus xanthus spores

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3042-3048

  Dahl, John L ^a   Fordice, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GLYCEROL; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MSPA; PROTEIN MSPB; PROTEIN MSPC; SMALL ACID SOLUBLE PROTEIN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAPA GENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACIDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79958033205     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00293-11     Document Type: Article

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