TY - JOUR
T1 - Regulation of pro-σK activation
T2 - a key checkpoint in Bacillus subtilis sporulation
AU - Sun, Gaohui
AU - Yang, Moua
AU - Jiang, Longguang
AU - Huang, Mingdong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - The Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis initiates the sporulation process under conditions of nutrient limitation. Here, we review related work in this field, focusing on the protein processing of the pro-σK activation. The purpose of this review is to illustrate the mechanism of pro-σK activation and provide structural insights into the regulation of spore production. Sporulation is not only important in basic science but also provides mechanistic insight for bacterial control in applications in, e.g., food industry.
AB - The Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis initiates the sporulation process under conditions of nutrient limitation. Here, we review related work in this field, focusing on the protein processing of the pro-σK activation. The purpose of this review is to illustrate the mechanism of pro-σK activation and provide structural insights into the regulation of spore production. Sporulation is not only important in basic science but also provides mechanistic insight for bacterial control in applications in, e.g., food industry.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101034221&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1462-2920.15415
DO - 10.1111/1462-2920.15415
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33538382
AN - SCOPUS:85101034221
SN - 1462-2912
VL - 23
SP - 2366
EP - 2373
JO - Environmental Microbiology
JF - Environmental Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -