A novel RNA polymerase-binding protein controlling genes involved in spore germination in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-122

  Traag, Bjorn A ^a   Ramirez Peralta, Arturo ^b   Wang Erickson, Anna F ^a   Setlow, Peter ^b   Losick, Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DIPICOLINIC ACID; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE BINDING PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YLYA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SPORE GERMINATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; YLYA GENE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84879504553     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12262     Document Type: Article

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