The conserved polarity factor PodJ1 impacts multiple cell envelope-associated functions in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 892-920

  Fields, Alexander T ^a   Navarrete, Charlene S ^a   Zare, Alaa Ziad ^a   Huang, Zhenzhong ^a   Mostafavi, Mina ^a   Lewis, Jainee C ^a   Rezaeihaghighi, Yasha ^a   Brezler, Benjamin J ^a   Ray, Shatarupa ^b   Rizzacasa, Anne L ^b   Barnett, Melanie J ^c   Long, Sharon R ^c   Chen, Esther J ^b   Chen, Joseph C ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GLUCONEOGENESIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PODJ GENE; PODJ1 GENE; PODJ2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; FABACEAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 85027947841     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08064.x     Document Type: Article

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