A putative bactoprenol glycosyltransferase, CsbB, in Bacillus subtilis activates SigM in the absence of co-transcribed YfhO

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 436, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-11

  Inoue, Hiromi ^a   Suzuki, Daisuke ^a   Asai, Kei ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bactoprenol glycosyltransferase; ECF sigma factor; Stress response

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTRENOL GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE CSBB; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN YFHO; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL WALL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; TERPENES; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84879141382     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.04.064     Document Type: Article

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