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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2026

YpeB stability affects germination possibly through delaying SleB activity in

Marcel Shams-Eddin, Alexandra Pinkham, Naomi Williams, David L Popham

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Marcel Shams-EddinDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Alexandra PinkhamDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Naomi WilliamsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
David L PophamDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2614-143X

Funding

Studies of Bacterial Endospore Germination - Adminstrative SupplementR01GM138630 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI POPHAM, DAVID L · 2020 to 2023
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138630NIH HHS GM138630
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial endospores formed by Bacilli and Clostridia can persist for decades and survive a wide range of killing mechanisms but can rapidly germinate in permissive environments. SleB and CwlJ are partially redundant germination-specific lytic enzymes that degrade IMPORTANCE: Bacterial endospores are agents of some human and animal diseases and of food spoilage. While dormant spores can persist for decades and survive a wide range of killing mechanisms, they must germinate to exert negative effects. Previous studies have indicated that membrane-associated proteases may play a role in a key germination process of cell wall degradation. A

Indexed as

Bacillus subtilisBacterial ProteinsSpores, BacterialAmidohydrolasesCell WallPeptide HydrolasesPeptidoglycanProteolysisAmidohydrolasesBacterial ProteinsPeptide HydrolasesPeptidoglycanSleB protein, Bacilluscortexgerminationlyticpeptidoglycanproteasespore

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PMID42328875
PMCPMC13393411

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