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Prespore-specific gene expression in Bacillus subtilis is driven by sequestration of SpoIIE phosphatase to the prespore side of the asymmetric septum.
Genes & development - 1 May 1998
Wu L J, Feucht A, Errington J
Abstract excerpt
The spoIIE gene is essential for the compartment-specific activation of transcription factor sigmaF during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. SpoIIE is a membrane protein that is targeted to the potential sites of asymmetric septation near each pole of the sporulating cell. The cytoplasmic carboxy-terminal domain of SpoIIE contains a serine phosphatase that triggers the release of sigmaF in the prespore...
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