Competence in Bacillus subtilis is controlled by regulated proteolysis of a transcription factor.

doi:10.1093/emboj/17.22.6730

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Competence in Bacillus subtilis is controlled by regulated proteolysis of a transcription factor.

The EMBO journal - 16 Nov 1998

Turgay K, Hahn J, Burghoorn J, Dubnau D

Abstract excerpt

Competence is a physiological state, distinct from sporulation and vegetative growth, that enables cells to bind and internalize transforming DNA. The transcriptional regulator ComK drives the development of competence in Bacillus subtilis. ComK is directly required for its own transcription as w...

Topics

Bacillus subtilis
Bacterial Proteins
Base Sequence
DNA Primers
Heat-Shock Proteins
Hydrolysis
Mutation
Protein Binding
Transcription Factors

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