Bacillus subtilis BY‐kinase PtkA was previously shown to phosphorylate, and thereby
regulate the activity of two classes of protein substrates: UDP‐glucose dehydrogenases and …

The conserved prpC, prkC, cpgA locus in Bacillus subtilis encodes respectively a Ser/Thr
phosphatase, the cognate sensor kinase (containing an external PASTA domain suggested …

All organisms rely on integrated networks to repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in
order to preserve the integrity of the genetic information, to re-establish replication, and to …

Bacteria use protein phosphorylation to regulate all kinds of physiological processes.
Protein phosphorylation plays a role in several key steps of the infection process of bacterial …

BY-kinases (for bacterial tyrosine kinases) constitute a family of protein tyrosine kinases that
are highly conserved in the bacterial kingdom and occur most commonly as essential …

Transgenic bacteria producing pyrroloquinoline quinone, a known cofactor for
dehydrogenases and an inducer of a periplasmic protein kinase activity, show resistance to …

Protein-tyrosine phosphorylation in bacteria plays a significant role in multiple cellular
functions, including those related to community development and virulence. Metal …

AbrB is a global gene regulator involved in transition phase phenomena in B acillus subtilis.
It participates in a complex regulatory network governing the expression of stationary‐phase …

A biofilm is a complex community of cells enveloped in a self‐produced polymeric matrix.
Entry into a biofilm is exquisitely controlled at the level of transcription and in the Gram …

Protein phosphorylation on serine, threonine and tyrosine is established as an important
regulatory modification in bacteria. A growing number of studies employing mass …