title: Structural and genetic analysis of X-ray scattering by spores of Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: Dormant spores of Bacillus subtilis exhibit two prominent X-ray scattering peaks. These peaks persisted in spores lacking most alpha/beta-type small, acid-soluble protein or the CotE protein responsible for assembly of much spore coat protein, but they were absent from spores of strains lacking the late sporulation-specific transcription factor GerE.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical and Structural Biology, Program in Physical Biology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0924, USA.
authors.forename: Xiangyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Setlow
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D013170:Spores / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus