Conversion of Bacterial Aldolase from Vegetative to Spore Form by a Sporulation-specific Protease

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Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1970 Jul 1

PMID 4987627

Citations 17

Authors

H L SADOFF

E Celikkol

H L Engelbrecht

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Abstract

A protease is elaborated by cells of Bacillus cereus during sporulation. This sporulation-specific enzyme, in a limited proteolysis, converts vegetative cell aldolase to spore aldolase.

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