General and regulatory proteolysis in bacillus subtilis

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-103

  Molière, Noël ^a   Turgay, Kürşad ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PROTEOLYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84881486320     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5940-4_4     Document Type: Article

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