Published in J Bacteriol on November 01, 1986
Cloning, nucleotide sequence, and regulation of the Bacillus subtilis gpr gene, which codes for the protease that initiates degradation of small, acid-soluble proteins during spore germination. J Bacteriol (1991) 2.45
Promoter specificity of sigma G-containing RNA polymerase from sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis: identification of a group of forespore-specific promoters. J Bacteriol (1989) 2.13
Cloning, nucleotide sequencing, and genetic mapping of the gene for small, acid-soluble spore protein gamma of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol (1987) 1.73
Integration and mapping of Bacillus megaterium genes which code for small, acid-soluble spore proteins and their protease. J Bacteriol (1988) 1.10
Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for a second type of small, acid-soluble spore proteins of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus stearothermophilus, and "Thermoactinomyces thalpophilus". J Bacteriol (1987) 0.97
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Yeast RNA polymerase II genes: isolation with antibody probes. Science (1983) 17.91
Nucleotide sequences that signal the initiation of transcription and translation in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Gen Genet (1982) 12.95
Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for three small, acid-soluble proteins from Bacillus subtilis spores. J Bacteriol (1986) 3.10
Cloning of a small, acid-soluble spore protein gene from Bacillus subtilis and determination of its complete nucleotide sequence. J Bacteriol (1985) 2.47
Localization of low-molecular-weight basic proteins in Bacillus megaterium spores by cross-linking with ultraviolet light. J Bacteriol (1979) 2.29
In vivo and in vitro synthesis of the spore-specific proteins A and C of bacillus megaterium. J Biol Chem (1980) 1.61
Covalent structure of protein C. A second major low molecular weight protein degraded during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. J Biol Chem (1980) 1.46
The complete covalent structure of protein B. The third major protein degraded during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. J Biol Chem (1980) 1.41
Cloning of the gene for C protein, a low molecular weight spore-specific protein from Bacillus megaterium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1983) 1.38
Genes for Bacillus megaterium small, acid-soluble spore proteins: cloning and nucleotide sequence of three additional genes from this multigene family. J Bacteriol (1986) 1.38
Covalent structure of protein A. A low molecular weight protein degraded during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. J Biol Chem (1979) 1.36
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Resistance of Bacillus endospores to extreme terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev (2000) 6.86
Essential role of small, acid-soluble spore proteins in resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to UV light. J Bacteriol (1986) 4.46
Regulation of expression of genes coding for small, acid-soluble proteins of Bacillus subtilis spores: studies using lacZ gene fusions. J Bacteriol (1988) 4.46
Identification of a new sigma-factor involved in compartmentalized gene expression during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis. Genes Dev (1989) 4.18
Expression of a Bacillus megaterium sporulation-specific gene during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol (1983) 3.89
Role of ger proteins in nutrient and nonnutrient triggering of spore germination in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol (2000) 3.79
Tyrosine phosphorylation of DNA binding proteins by multiple cytokines. Science (1993) 3.78
Bacillus subtilis contains multiple Fur homologues: identification of the iron uptake (Fur) and peroxide regulon (PerR) repressors. Mol Microbiol (1998) 3.62
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Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for three small, acid-soluble proteins from Bacillus subtilis spores. J Bacteriol (1986) 3.10
Genetic requirements for induction of germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis by Ca(2+)-dipicolinate. J Bacteriol (2001) 2.97
Experience-dependent gene expression in the rat hippocampus after spatial learning: a comparison of the immediate-early genes Arc, c-fos, and zif268. J Neurosci (2001) 2.97
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An active fragment of DNA polymerase produced by proteolytic cleavage. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1969) 2.96
Levels of small molecules and enzymes in the mother cell compartment and the forespore of sporulating Bacillus megaterium. J Bacteriol (1977) 2.82
Role of DNA repair in Bacillus subtilis spore resistance. J Bacteriol (1996) 2.77
Muramic lactam in peptidoglycan of Bacillus subtilis spores is required for spore outgrowth but not for spore dehydration or heat resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1996) 2.75
Protein metabolism during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. I. Protein synthesis and amino acid metabolism. J Biol Chem (1975) 2.74
Identification and localization of the major proteins degraded during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. J Biol Chem (1975) 2.72
Localization of a germinant receptor protein (GerBA) to the inner membrane of Bacillus subtilis spores. J Bacteriol (2001) 2.61
Comparison of various properties of low-molecular-weight proteins from dormant spores of several Bacillus species. J Bacteriol (1981) 2.55
Isolation and characterization of mutations in Bacillus subtilis that allow spore germination in the novel germinant D-alanine. J Bacteriol (1999) 2.52
Cloning of a small, acid-soluble spore protein gene from Bacillus subtilis and determination of its complete nucleotide sequence. J Bacteriol (1985) 2.47
Control of transcription of the Bacillus subtilis spoIIIG gene, which codes for the forespore-specific transcription factor sigma G. J Bacteriol (1991) 2.45
Cloning, nucleotide sequence, and regulation of the Bacillus subtilis gpr gene, which codes for the protease that initiates degradation of small, acid-soluble proteins during spore germination. J Bacteriol (1991) 2.45
Purification and properties of a specific proteolytic enzyme present in spores of Bacillus magaterium. J Biol Chem (1976) 2.38
Binding of small, acid-soluble spore proteins to DNA plays a significant role in the resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to hydrogen peroxide. Appl Environ Microbiol (1993) 2.36
Effect of chromosome location of Bacillus subtilis forespore genes on their spo gene dependence and transcription by E sigma F: identification of features of good E sigma F-dependent promoters. J Bacteriol (1991) 2.33
Different small, acid-soluble proteins of the alpha/beta type have interchangeable roles in the heat and UV radiation resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores. J Bacteriol (1987) 2.32
Identification of Bacillus subtilis genes for septum placement and shape determination. J Bacteriol (1992) 2.31
Localization of low-molecular-weight basic proteins in Bacillus megaterium spores by cross-linking with ultraviolet light. J Bacteriol (1979) 2.29
Deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase: two distinct enzymes in one polypeptide. I. A proteolytic fragment containing the polymerase and 3' leads to 5' exonuclease functions. J Biol Chem (1972) 2.29
Dramatic increase in negative superhelicity of plasmid DNA in the forespore compartment of sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol (1990) 2.21
Promoter specificity of sigma G-containing RNA polymerase from sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis: identification of a group of forespore-specific promoters. J Bacteriol (1989) 2.13
Thymine-containing dimers as well as spore photoproducts are found in ultraviolet-irradiated Bacillus subtilis spores that lack small acid-soluble proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1987) 2.12
Condensation of the forespore nucleoid early in sporulation of Bacillus species. J Bacteriol (1991) 2.12
Effects of mutant small, acid-soluble spore proteins from Bacillus subtilis on DNA in vivo and in vitro. J Bacteriol (1991) 2.11
Inability of detect cyclic AMP in vegetative or sporulating cells or dormant spores of Bacillus megaterium. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1973) 2.08
Properties of spores of Bacillus subtilis blocked at an intermediate stage in spore germination. J Bacteriol (2001) 2.06
Purification and properties of some unique low molecular weight basic proteins degraded during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. J Biol Chem (1975) 2.06
Properties of Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus subtilis mutants which lack the protease that degrades small, acid-soluble proteins during spore germination. J Bacteriol (1992) 2.04
Studies of the processing of the protease which initiates degradation of small, acid-soluble proteins during germination of spores of Bacillus species. J Bacteriol (1994) 2.03
Prevention of DNA damage in spores and in vitro by small, acid-soluble proteins from Bacillus species. J Bacteriol (1993) 1.98
The regulation of transcription of the gerA spore germination operon of Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol (1990) 1.95
Biochemical studies of bacterial sporulation and germination. 23. Nucleotide metabolism during spore germination. J Biol Chem (1970) 1.91
The Bacillus subtilis dacB gene, encoding penicillin-binding protein 5*, is part of a three-gene operon required for proper spore cortex synthesis and spore core dehydration. J Bacteriol (1995) 1.90
Binding of small acid-soluble spore proteins from Bacillus subtilis changes the conformation of DNA from B to A. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1991) 1.88
Immunoelectron microscopic localization of small, acid-soluble spore proteins in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol (1988) 1.87
Measurements of the pH within dormant and germinated bacterial spores. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1980) 1.86
Ultraviolet irradiation of DNA complexed with alpha/beta-type small, acid-soluble proteins from spores of Bacillus or Clostridium species makes spore photoproduct but not thymine dimers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1991) 1.85
Analysis of the peptidoglycan structure of Bacillus subtilis endospores. J Bacteriol (1996) 1.83
Heat, hydrogen peroxide, and UV resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores with increased core water content and with or without major DNA-binding proteins. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 1.83
Nucleotide sequence of a Bacillus megaterium gene homologous to the dnaK gene of Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Res (1987) 1.82
Mechanisms of killing of Bacillus subtilis spores by hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide. J Appl Microbiol (2003) 1.81
Synthesis of a Bacillus subtilis small, acid-soluble spore protein in Escherichia coli causes cell DNA to assume some characteristics of spore DNA. J Bacteriol (1991) 1.80
Properties of spores of Bacillus subtilis strains which lack the major small, acid-soluble protein. J Bacteriol (1988) 1.79
Protein metabolism during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. II. Degradation of pre-existing and newly synthesized protein. J Biol Chem (1975) 1.79
Binding of DNA in vitro by a small, acid-soluble spore protein from Bacillus subtilis and the effect of this binding on DNA topology. J Bacteriol (1990) 1.78
Cloning, nucleotide sequence, and mutagenesis of the Bacillus subtilis ponA operon, which codes for penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 1 and a PBP-related factor. J Bacteriol (1995) 1.76
Cloning and nucleotide sequences of the genes encoding triose phosphate isomerase, phosphoglycerate mutase, and enolase from Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol (1994) 1.75
Phenotypes of Bacillus subtilis mutants lacking multiple class A high-molecular-weight penicillin-binding proteins. J Bacteriol (1996) 1.73
Cloning, nucleotide sequencing, and genetic mapping of the gene for small, acid-soluble spore protein gamma of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol (1987) 1.73
Noninvolvement of the spore cortex in acquisition of low-molecular-weight basic proteins and UV light resistance during Bacillus sphaericus sporulation. J Bacteriol (1982) 1.71
Interaction between DNA and alpha/beta-type small, acid-soluble spore proteins: a new class of DNA-binding protein. J Bacteriol (1992) 1.70
Purification and amino acid sequence of two small, acid-soluble proteins from Clostridium bifermentans spores. FEMS Microbiol Lett (1989) 1.66
Germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis with dodecylamine. J Appl Microbiol (2003) 1.66
In vivo and in vitro synthesis of the spore-specific proteins A and C of bacillus megaterium. J Biol Chem (1980) 1.61
Levels of oxidized and reduced pyridine nucleotides in dormant spores and during growth, sporulation, and spore germination of Bacillus megaterium. J Bacteriol (1977) 1.60
Analysis of transcriptional control of the gerD spore germination gene of Bacillus subtilis 168. J Bacteriol (1991) 1.57
Mechanisms of killing spores of Bacillus subtilis by acid, alkali and ethanol. J Appl Microbiol (2002) 1.56
Proteolytic processing of the protease which initiates degradation of small, acid-soluble proteins during germination of Bacillus subtilis spores. J Bacteriol (1993) 1.56
Isolation and characterization of Bacillus megaterium mutants containing decreased levels of spore protease. J Bacteriol (1978) 1.55
Bacillus megaterium spore protease: purification, radioimmunoassay, and analysis of antigen level and localization during growth, sporulation, and spore germination. J Bacteriol (1982) 1.55
Cloning, nucleotide sequence, and expression of the Bacillus subtilis ans operon, which codes for L-asparaginase and L-aspartase. J Bacteriol (1991) 1.54
Characterization of yhcN, a new forespore-specific gene of Bacillus subtilis. Gene (1998) 1.50
Levels of H+ and other monovalent cations in dormant and germinating spores of Bacillus megaterium. J Bacteriol (1981) 1.48
Bacillus megaterium spore protease. Synthesis and processing of precursor forms during sporulation and germination. J Biol Chem (1982) 1.47
Determination of the chromosomal locations of four Bacillus subtilis genes which code for a family of small, acid-soluble spore proteins. J Bacteriol (1986) 1.46
Covalent structure of protein C. A second major low molecular weight protein degraded during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores. J Biol Chem (1980) 1.46