Osmoprotection of Bacillus subtilis through import and proteolysis of proline-containing peptides

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 576-587

  Zaprasis, Adrienne ^a   Brill, Jeanette ^a   Thüring, Marietta ^a   Wünsche, Guido ^a   Heun, Magnus ^a   Barzantny, Helena ^a   Hoffmann, Tamara ^a   Bremer, Erhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEOLYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELLULAR PROTECTION; COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; DE NOVO SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; GENE DISRUPTIONS; PEPTIDE TRANSPORT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

PEPTIDES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEPTIDES; PROLINE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEOLYSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878231229     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01934-12     Document Type: Article

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