ComE/ComE∼P interplay dictates activation or extinction status of pneumococcal X-state (competence)

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 394-411

  Martin, Bernard ^a,b   Soulet, Anne Lise ^a,b   Mirouze, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Prudhomme, Marc ^a,b   Mortier Barrière, Isabelle ^a,b   Granadel, Chantal ^a,b   Noirot Gros, Marie Françoise ^c   Noirot, Philippe ^c   Polard, Patrice ^a,b   Claverys, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UPS   (France)

^c UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN COMD; PROTEIN COME; PROTEIN COMP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COME PROTEIN, STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOACCUMULATION; COMD GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STOICHIOMETRY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872388512     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12104     Document Type: Article

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