This Article Full Text (PDF) Other Versions of this Article: JB.01654-06v1 189/7/2926    most recent Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Uicker, W. C. Articles by Britton, R. A. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Uicker, W. C. Articles by Britton, R. A.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

J. Bacteriol. doi:10.1128/JB.01654-06
Copyright (c) 2007, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved.

The essential GTPase YqeH is required for proper ribosome assembly in Bacillus subtilis

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: rbritton{at}msu.edu.

	Abstract

Recent work in bacteria and eukaryotes has shown that GTPases play important roles in ribosome assembly. Here we show the essential GTPase YqeH is required for proper 70S ribosome formation and 30S subunit assembly/stability in Bacillus subtilis.

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Flores-Perez, U., Sauret-Gueto, S., Gas, E., Jarvis, P., Rodriguez-Concepcion, M. (2008). A Mutant Impaired in the Production of Plastome-Encoded Proteins Uncovers a Mechanism for the Homeostasis of Isoprenoid Biosynthetic Enzymes in Arabidopsis Plastids. Plant Cell 20: 1303-1315 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Matsuo, Y., Oshima, T., Loh, P. C., Morimoto, T., Ogasawara, N. (2007). Isolation and Characterization of a Dominant Negative Mutant of Bacillus subtilis GTP-binding Protein, YlqF, Essential for Biogenesis and Maintenance of the 50 S Ribosomal Subunit. J. Biol. Chem. 282: 25270-25277 [Abstract] [Full Text]