title: Internalizing DNA.
abstract: The steps involved in the transformation of Bacillus subtilis are reviewed. These include the initial binding, processing and passage of DNA across the cell wall and transport across the plasma membrane. Our understanding of the roles of the proteins known to be required for these steps is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Institute, New York, NY 10016, USA. Dubnau@phri.nyu.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dubnau
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Provvedi
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008565:Membrane Proteins