MecA protein acts as a negative regulator of genetic competence in Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 5196-5206

  Tian, Xiao Lin ^a   Dong, Gaofeng ^a   Liu, Tianlei ^a   Gomez, Zubelda A ^a   Wahl, Astrid ^b   Hols, Pascal ^b   Li, Yung Hua ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84887254932     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00821-13     Document Type: Article

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