Cell division blockage: But this time by a surprisingly conserved protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-3

  Hamoen, Leendert W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DIVIVA PROTEIN; DNA REPAIR PROTEIN; FTSW PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR COMGA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR COMK; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; DNA BINDING; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 79959568896     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07693.x     Document Type: Note

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