A null mutation in the Bacillus subtilis aconitase gene causes a block in Spo0A-phosphate-dependent gene expression.

doi:10.1128/jb.179.23.7351-7359.1997

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A null mutation in the Bacillus subtilis aconitase gene causes a block in Spo0A-phosphate-dependent gene expression.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Dec 1997

Craig J E, Ford M J, Blaydon D C, Sonenshein A L

Abstract excerpt

The citB gene of Bacillus subtilis encodes aconitase, the enzyme of the Krebs citric acid cycle, which is responsible for the interconversion of citrate and isocitrate. A B. subtilis strain with an insertion mutation in the citB gene was devoid of aconitase activity and aconitase protein, require...

Topics

Aconitate Hydratase
Bacillus subtilis
Bacterial Proteins
Citrate (si)-Synthase
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Mutation
Phenotype
Phosphates
Signal Transduction
Spores, Bacterial
Transcription Factors

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