title: The spoIIE homolog of Epulopiscium sp. type B is expressed early in intracellular offspring development.
abstract: Epulopiscium sp. type B is an enormous intestinal symbiont of the surgeonfish Naso tonganus. Intracellular offspring production in Epulopiscium shares features with endospore formation. Here, we characterize the spoIIE homolog in Epulopiscium. The timing of spoIIE gene expression and presence of interacting partners suggest that the activation of σ(F) occurs early in Epulopiscium offspring development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: John Howard
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choat
authors.forename: Kendall D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: Esther R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Angert
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C064971:FliA protein, Bacteria; D012808:Sigma Factor