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Contents: January 2003, Volume 185, Issue 1        Guest Commentaries        Meeting Reviews        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Genomics and Proteomics        Physiology and Metabolism        Signal Transduction        Structural Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Meeting Presentations        Errata

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Guest Commentaries:

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Rambling and Scrambling in Bacterial Transformation— a Historical and Personal Memoir Sanford A. Lacks J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 1-6; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Reviews:

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Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology—2002 Kenneth W. Bayles, Neil E. Welker, Malcolm E. Winkler, and Uldis N. Streips J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 7-12; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Cadaverine Inhibition of Porin Plays a Role in Cell Survival at Acidic pH Hrissi Samartzidou, Mahsa Mehrazin, Zhaohui Xu, Michael J. Benedik, and Anne H. Delcour J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 13-19; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The SecB Chaperone Is Bifunctional in Serratia marcescens: SecB Is Involved in the Sec Pathway and Required for HasA Secretion by the ABC Transporter Guillaume Sapriel, Cécile Wandersman, and Philippe Delepelaire J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 80-88; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recruitment of MinC, an Inhibitor of Z-Ring Formation, to the Membrane in Escherichia coli: Role of MinD and MinE Zonglin Hu, Cristian Saez, and Joe Lutkenhaus J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 196-203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cinnamate:Coenzyme A Ligase from the Filamentous Bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Masafumi Kaneko, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 20-27; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metal Ion Dependence of Recombinant Escherichia coli Allantoinase Scott B. Mulrooney and Robert P. Hausinger J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 126-134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subunit Topology of Two 20S Proteasomes from Haloferax volcanii Steven J. Kaczowka and Julie A. Maupin-Furlow J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 165-174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Mutational Characterization of the Heme Chaperone CcmE Reveals a Heme Binding Site Elisabeth Enggist, Michael J. Schneider, Henk Schulz, and Linda Thöny-Meyer J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 175-183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of the Escherichia coli rrnB P2 Promoter Heath D. Murray, J. Alex Appleman, and Richard L. Gourse J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 28-34; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the 4-Carboxy-4-Hydroxy-2-Oxoadipate Aldolase Gene and Operon Structure of the Protocatechuate 4,5-Cleavage Pathway Genes in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 Hirofumi Hara, Eiji Masai, Keisuke Miyauchi, Yoshihiro Katayama, and Masao Fukuda J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 41-50; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of the selB Gene in Methanococcus maripaludis: Effect on Synthesis of Selenoproteins and Their Sulfur-Containing Homologs Michael Rother, Isabella Mathes, Friedrich Lottspeich, and August Böck J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 107-114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Arsenite Oxidase aox Genes from a Metal-Resistant ß-Proteobacterium Daniel Muller, Didier Lièvremont, Diliana Dancheva Simeonova, Jean-Claude Hubert, and Marie-Claire Lett J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 135-141; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protease-Deficient DegP Suppresses Lethal Effects of a Mutant OmpC Protein by Its Capture Maria CastilloKeller and Rajeev Misra J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 148-154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Organization of the Pseudomonas putida tol-oprL Genes María A. Llamas, Juan L. Ramos, and José J. Rodríguez-Herva J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 184-195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeted Gene Disruption by Homologous Recombination in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 Takaaki Sato, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, and Tadayuki Imanaka J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 210-220; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Promoter Inversions Generate Surface Antigenic Variation in Mycoplasma penetrans Atsuko Horino, Yuko Sasaki, Tsuguo Sasaki, and Tsuyoshi Kenri J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 231-242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Global Transcriptional Response of Bacillus subtilis to Peroxide Stress Is Coordinated by Three Transcription Factors John D. Helmann, Ming Fang Winston Wu, Ahmed Gaballa, Phil A. Kobel, Maud M. Morshedi, Paul Fawcett, and Chris Paddon J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 243-253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolutionary History of hrgA, Which Replaces the Restriction Gene hpyIIIR in the hpyIII Locus of Helicobacter pylori T. Ando, R. A. Aras, K. Kusugami, M. J. Blaser, and T. M. Wassenaar J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 295-301; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Helix-Turn-Helix Motif of Bacillus thermoglucosidasius HrcA Essential for Binding to the CIRCE Element and Thermostability of the HrcA-CIRCE Complex, Indicating a Role as a Thermosensor Masafumi Hitomi, Hiroshi Nishimura, Yoshiyuki Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Matsui, and Kunihiko Watanabe J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 381-385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Binding of A and B to Core RNA Polymerase after Environmental Stress in Bacillus subtilis Claudia Rollenhagen, Haike Antelmann, Janine Kirstein, Olivier Delumeau, Michael Hecker, and Michael D. Yudkin J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 35-40; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Bacitracin-Resistant Bacillus subtilis Gene Encodes a Homologue of the Membrane-Spanning Subunit of the Bacillus licheniformis ABC Transporter Reiko Ohki, Kozue Tateno, Youji Okada, Haruo Okajima, Kei Asai, Yoshito Sadaie, Makiko Murata, and Toshiko Aiso J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 51-59; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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The Streptococcus pneumoniae cia Regulon: CiaR Target Sites and Transcription Profile Analysis Thorsten Mascher, Dorothea Zähner, Michelle Merai, Nadège Balmelle, Antoine B. de Saizieu, and Regine Hakenbeck J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 60-70; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Role for ClpP-Containing Proteases in Stationary-Phase Adaptation of Escherichia coli Dieter Weichart, Nadine Querfurth, Mathias Dreger, and Regine Hengge-Aronis J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 115-125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis during Infection Guido Dietrich, Sebastian Kurz, Claudia Hübner, Christian Aepinus, Stephanie Theiss, Matthias Guckenberger, Ursula Panzner, Jacqueline Weber, and Matthias Frosch J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 155-164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Common Extracellular Sensory Domains in Transmembrane Receptors for Diverse Signal Transduction Pathways in Bacteria and Archaea Igor B. Zhulin, Anastasia N. Nikolskaya, and Michael Y. Galperin J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 285-294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Function of Oxygen Resistance Proteins in the Anaerobic, Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough Marjorie Fournier, Yi Zhang, Janine D. Wildschut, Alain Dolla, Johanna K. Voordouw, David C. Schriemer, and Gerrit Voordouw J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 71-79; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of the ApbC or ApbE Protein Results in a Defect in Fe-S Cluster Metabolism in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Elizabeth Skovran and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 98-106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Mycobacteria on Carbon Monoxide and Methanol Sae W. Park, Eun H. Hwang, Hyuck Park, Jeong A. Kim, Jinho Heo, Key H. Lee, Taeksun Song, Eungbin Kim, Young T. Ro, Si W. Kim, and Young M. Kim J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 142-147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement of ArcA for Redox Regulation in Escherichia coli under Microaerobic but Not Anaerobic or Aerobic Conditions Svetlana Alexeeva, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, and M. Joost Teixeira de Mattos J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 204-209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contrasting Sensitivities of Escherichia coli Aconitases A and B to Oxidation and Iron Depletion Shery Varghese, Yue Tang, and James A. Imlay J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 221-230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Previously Unrecognized Step in Pentachlorophenol Degradation in Sphingobium chlorophenolicum Is Catalyzed by Tetrachlorobenzoquinone Reductase (PcpD) MingHua Dai, Julie Bull Rogers, Joseph R. Warner, and Shelley D. Copley J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 302-310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Topology of the ZntB Efflux System of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Andreia M. Caldwell and Ronald L. Smith J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 374-376; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhlAB Operon Is Not Expressed during the Logarithmic Phase of Growth Even in the Presence of Its Activator RhlR and the Autoinducer N-Butyryl-Homoserine Lactone Gerardo Medina, Katy Juárez, and Gloria Soberón-Chávez J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 377-380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Mutational Analysis of a Conserved Signal-Transducing Element: the HAMP Linker of the Escherichia coli Nitrate Sensor NarX J. Alex Appleman and Valley Stewart J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 89-97; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Residue R113 Is Essential for PhoP Dimerization and Function: a Residue Buried in the Asymmetric PhoP Dimer Interface Determined in the PhoPN Three-Dimensional Crystal Structure Yinghua Chen, Catherine Birck, Jean-Pierre Samama, and F. Marion Hulett J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 262-273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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The Crystal Structure of the Phosphorylation Domain in PhoP Reveals a Functional Tandem Association Mediated by an Asymmetric Interface Catherine Birck, Yinghua Chen, F. Marion Hulett, and Jean-Pierre Samama J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 254-261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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LuxS-Based Signaling in Streptococcus gordonii: Autoinducer 2 Controls Carbohydrate Metabolism and Biofilm Formation with Porphyromonas gingivalis Roderick McNab, Suzannah K. Ford, Azza El-Sabaeny, Bruno Barbieri, Guy S. Cook, and Richard J. Lamont J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 274-284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Presentations:

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The cobY Gene of the Archaeon Halobacterium sp. Strain NRC-1 Is Required for De Novo Cobamide Synthesis J. D. Woodson, R. F. Peck, M. P. Krebs, and J. C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 311-316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interdomain Linkers of Homologous Response Regulators Determine Their Mechanism of Action Don Walthers, Van K. Tran, and Linda J. Kenney J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 317-324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing Controls Exopolysaccharide Production in Sinorhizobium meliloti Melanie M. Marketon, Sarah A. Glenn, Anatol Eberhard, and Juan E. González J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 325-331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The stm4066 Gene Product of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Has Aminoimidazole Riboside (AIRs) Kinase Activity and Allows AIRs To Satisfy the Thiamine Requirement of pur Mutant Strains Michael Dougherty and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 332-339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Forespore-Specific Expression of Bacillus subtilis yqfS, Which Encodes Type IV Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease, a Component of the Base Excision Repair Pathway Norma Urtiz-Estrada, José M. Salas-Pacheco, Ronald E. Yasbin, and Mario Pedraza-Reyes J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 340-348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transient Association of an Alternative Sigma Factor, ComX, with RNA Polymerase during the Period of Competence for Genetic Transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae Ping Luo and Donald A. Morrison J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 349-358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation and Signature Patterns Revealed by Microarray Analyses of Streptococcus pneumoniae R6 Challenged with Sublethal Concentrations of Translation Inhibitors Wai-Leung Ng, Krystyna M. Kazmierczak, Gregory T. Robertson, Raymond Gilmour, and Malcolm E. Winkler J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 359-370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Choline Starvation Induces the Gene licD2 in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bhushan V. Desai, Harvard Reiter, and Donald A. Morrison J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 371-373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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The rpoZ Gene, Encoding the RNA Polymerase Omega Subunit, Is Required for Antibiotic Production and Morphological Differentiation in Streptomyces kasugaensis Ikuo Kojima, Kano Kasuga, Masayuki Kobayashi, Akira Fukasawa, Satoshi Mizuno, Akira Arisawa, and Hisayoshi Akagawa J. Bacteriol. January 2003 185: 386 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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