Regulation of gene expression during competence development in bacillus subtilis.

In recent years much has been learnt about the regulatory aspects of competence. Competence develops as a post-exponential response to nutrient deprivation and is under the control of a signal transduction system which monitors environmental and cytoplasmic changes. lt has become apparent that the competence signal transduction pathway is embedded into a larger regulatory network controlling all known postexponential adaptation responses. ... Zie: Summary