A conserved cysteine residue of Bacillus subtilis SpoIIIJ is important for endospore development.

During sporulation in Bacillus subtilis, the onset of activity of the late forespore-specific sigma factor σG coincides with completion of forespore engulfment by the mother cell. At this stage, the forespore becomes a free protoplast, surrounded by the mother cell cytoplasm and separated from it by...

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Main Authors: Luísa Côrte, Filipa Valente, Mónica Serrano, Cláudio M Gomes, Charles P Moran, Adriano O Henriques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4136701?pdf=render