Mechanism of competence activation by the ComRS signalling system in streptococci

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1113-1132

  Fontaine, Laetitia ^a   Goffin, Philippe ^a,d   Dubout, Hélène ^a   Delplace, Brigitte ^a   Baulard, Alain ^b   Lecat Guillet, Nathalie ^b,e   Chambellon, Emilie ^c   Gardan, Rozenn ^c   Hols, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^c UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^d GSK   (Belgium)

^e UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMR PROTEIN; COMS PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPUTER MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHEROMONES; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84874967589     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12157     Document Type: Article

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