Repression of the activities of two extracytoplasmic function σ factors, σM and σV, of Bacillus subtilis by glucolipids in Escherichia coli cells

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 109-114

  Seki, Takahiro ^a   Mineshima, Ryota ^a   Hashimoto, Michihiro ^a,b   Matsumoto, Kouji ^a   Hara, Hiroshi ^a   Matsuoka, Satoshi ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti factor; Bacillus subtilis; ECF factor; Escherichia coli; Glucolipid

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; EXTRACYTOPLASMIC FUNCTION SIGMA FACTOR; GLYCOLIPID; PLASMID VECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE LIPID; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACYTOPLASMIC FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCOLIPIDS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84937019396     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: 18805779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.90.109     Document Type: Article

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