Vectorial signalling mechanism required for cell-cell communication during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-274

  Diez, Veronica ^a   Schujman, Gustavo E ^a   Gueiros Filho, Frederico J ^b   de Mendoza, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FATTY ACID; PROTEIN SPOIIGA; PROTEIN SPOIIR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; THREONINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIGMA E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FORESPORE; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOTHER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORANGIUM; SPOROGENESIS;

ACYLATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; FATTY ACIDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84855776352     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07929.x     Document Type: Article

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