title: Sporulation: SpoIIIE is the key to cell differentiation.
abstract: Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis requires asymmetric cell division, chromosome transfer into the spore and establishment of differential gene expression patterns. Several recent studies highlight the key roles of the SpoIIIE motor in this process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK. ian.grainge@bioch.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grainge
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D004261:DNA Replication; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D008561:Membrane Fusion / Q000502:physiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus