ESTABLISHMENT OF CELL-TYPE-SPECIFIC GENE-TRANSCRIPTION DURING SPORULATION IN BACILLUS-SUBTILIS

被引:7
作者
DUNCAN, L
ALPER, S
LOSICK, R
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[1] The Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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10.1016/0959-437X(94)90127-O
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Asymmetric cell division during the process of sporulation in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis generates dissimilar progeny that exhibit distinct programs of gene transcription. Recent work reveals a partner switching mechanism that governs the activity of the sporulation regulatory protein or and that may be responsible for the establishment of cell type specific gene transcription.
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