ppGpp and polyphosphate modulate cell cycle progression in Caulobacter crescentus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-35

  Boutte, Cara C ^a,b   Henry, Jonathan T ^a   Crosson, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; GUANOSINE 3',5' BISPYROPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; POLYPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN DIVJ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); POLYPHOSPHATES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PYROPHOSPHATASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

EID: 84855865177     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05932-11     Document Type: Article

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