Bacterial differentiation: sizing up sporulation.
New results on Bacillus subtilis sporulation suggest that size differences between the post-septation compartments trigger differential gene expression, which is then coordinated by communication between the nascent mother cell and forespore compartments.
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Department of Developmental Biology, Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Stanford University, California 94305-5427, USA.
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D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D014157:Transcription Factors
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; C092468:spoIIR protein, Bacillus subtilis; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus