title: The essential GTPase YqeH is required for proper ribosome assembly in Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: Recent work with bacteria and eukaryotes has shown that GTPases play important roles in ribosome assembly. Here we show that the essential GTPase YqeH is required for proper 70S ribosome formation and 30S subunit assembly/stability in Bacillus subtilis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 6175 BPS, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Uicker
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koenigsknecht
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016296:Mutagenesis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000378:metabolism; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases