Production of an extracellular milk-clotting activity during development in Myxococcus xanthus.

doi:10.1128/jb.174.15.5136-5140.1992

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Production of an extracellular milk-clotting activity during development in Myxococcus xanthus.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 1992

Petit F, Guespin-Michel J F

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We describe here an extracellular proteolytic activity secreted during both growth and submerged development by Myxococcus xanthus DK1622. This activity yields the clotting of kappa-casein at pH 6 and is inhibited by specific inhibitors of aspartic proteases. Secretion of this milk-clotting prote...

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Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases
Mutation
Myxococcus xanthus

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