Open AccessGeneral stress proteins in Bacillus subtilis
Author(s) -
Hecker Michael,
Völker Uwe
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1990.tb04065.x
Subject(s) - bacillus subtilis , bacillaceae , bacterial protein , bacillus (shape) , stress (linguistics) , fight or flight response , bacillales , biology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biochemistry , genetics , gene , linguistics , philosophy
Bacillus cells frequently faced with various adverse environmental factors in nature have evolved different adaptational strategies. The induction of stress proteins is an essential component of this adaptational network. In Bacillus subtilis there are two groups of stress proteins. The first group is factor specific, whereas the second group is induced by growth restrictive conditions in general. The relationship between the stringent response and the induction of stress proteins is discussed.