title: Bacterial sporulation: a question of commitment?
abstract: Starved Bacillus subtilis cells monitor environmental conditions and intracellular events before committing to sporulation. The precise identity of the sporulation-inducing signals is an open question, but recent results suggest strategies by which Bacillus integrates diverse signals in the decision-making process.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA. cstephens@mailer.scu.edu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D012808:Sigma Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; C080950:Spo0A protein, Bacillus subtilis; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C075521:kinA protein, Bacillus subtilis; C092468:spoIIR protein, Bacillus subtilis; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D011494:Protein Kinases; C081245:kinB protein, Bacillus subtilis