A σD-dependent antisense transcript modulates expression of the cyclic-di-AMP hydrolase GdpP in Bacillus subtilis

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2732-2741

  Luo, Yun ^a   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFIXIME; CEFUROXIME; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CYCLIC AMP; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B; SIGMA FACTOR;

ANTISENSE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GDPP GENE; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYCLIC AMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, BACTERIAL; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84868314052     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.062174-0     Document Type: Article

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