Hahn, J.

competence bacillus subtilis degradation protein strain bacillu subtilis synthesis transcription dubnau competence development figure proteolysis activity binding competence medium development comk degradation atpase presence clpcp result factor comk synthesis sample turgay protease bacteriol stability molecule atpase activity experiment regulation system control b.subtili mutation buffer clpp strain e.coli competence transcription factor medium hamoen expression growth substrate atp-dependent function natl acad nester background effect microbiol addition interaction pxylacomk sporulation quorum-sensing mechanism msadek table number release sequence pathway dna replication level fusion absence clpxp clpap column comglacz signal comklacz figure 5 b recombination figure 5 regulator promoter