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. 1970 Jul;66(3):844–849. doi: 10.1073/pnas.66.3.844

Conversion of Bacterial Aldolase from Vegetative to Spore Form by a Sporulation-Specific Protease*

H L Sadoff 1,†, Emel Celikkol 1,‡, H L Engelbrecht 1,§
PMCID: PMC283127  PMID: 4987627

Abstract

A protease is elaborated by cells of Bacillus cereus during sporulation. This sporulation-specific enzyme, in a limited proteolysis, converts vegetative cell aldolase to spore aldolase.

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