HtrC is involved in proteolysis of YpeB during germination of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis spores

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 326-336

  Bernhards, Casey B ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Toutkoushian, Hannah ^a   Popham, David L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIATRIZOATE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HTRC PROTEIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YPEB PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPORE GERMINATION; BACTERIAL SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84919632585     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02344-14     Document Type: Article

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