The WalRK (YycFG) and σI RsgI regulators cooperate to control CwlO and LytE expression in exponentially growing and stressed Bacillus subtilis cells

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 180-195

  Salzberg, Letal I ^a   Powell, Leagh ^a   Hokamp, Karsten ^a   Botella, Eric ^a   Noone, David ^a   Devine, Kevin M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 5; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN H; PROTEIN CWLO; PROTEIN GGAAB; PROTEIN LYTE; PROTEIN WALRK; PROTEIN WAPA; SIGMA1 RSGL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CELL STRESS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CELL WALL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84871457034     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12092     Document Type: Article

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