DegU-phosphate activates expression of the anti-sigma factor FlgM in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1092-1108

  Hsueh, Yi Huang ^a   Cozy, Loralyn M ^a   Sham, Lok To ^a   Calvo, Rebecca A ^a   Gutu, Alina D ^a   Winkler, Malcolm E ^a   Kearns, Daniel B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI SIGMA FACTOR FLGM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLAGELLIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SWRA PROTEIN; SWRB PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DEGU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SALMONELLA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHATES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OCTODON DEGUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 80051562783     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07755.x     Document Type: Article

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