Skip NavigationSkip to Content
Return Return to Search Results

Bex, the Bacillus subtilis homolog of the essential Escherichia coli GTPase era, is required for normal cell division and spore formation

  1. Author:
    Minkovsky, N.
    Zarimani, A.
    Chary, V. K.
    Johnstone, B. H.
    Powell, B. S.
    Torrance, P. D.
    Court, D. L.
    Simons, R. W.
    Piggot, P. J.

  2. Author Address

    Temple Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, 3400 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA Temple Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Microbiol Immunol & Mol Genet, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA NCI, Div Basic Sci, Gene Regulat & Chromosome Biol Lab, Frederick, MD 21702 USA Piggot PJ Temple Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, 3400 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
    1. Year: 2002
  2. Journal: Journal of Bacteriology
    1. 184
    2. 22
    3. Pages: 6389-6394
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    The Bacillus subtilis bex gene complemented the defect in an Escherichia coli era mutant. The Bex protein showed 39% identity and 67% similarity to the E. coli Era GTPase. In contrast to era, bex was not essential in all strains. bex mutant cells were elongated and filled with diffuse nucleoid material. They grew slowly and exhibited severely impaired spore formation.

    See More

  1. Keywords:

External Sources

  1. No sources found.

Library Notes

  1. No notes added.
NCI at Frederick

You are leaving a government website.

This external link provides additional information that is consistent with the intended purpose of this site. The government cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal site.

Linking to a non-federal site does not constitute an endorsement by this institution or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the site. You will be subject to the destination site's privacy policy when you follow the link.

ContinueCancel