acid-soluble	node_18 
alpha-amylase gene	node_19 
alpha-amylase synthesis	node_19 
alpha-helix	node_30 
alpha subunit	node_33 
alternative sigma factor	node_20 
amino acid identity	node_34 
amino acid	node_33 
amino acid residue	node_33 
amino acid sequence	node_33 
amino acid substitution	node_31 
amino-terminal domain	node_33 
amino-terminal	node_33 
anti-anti-sigma factor	node_20 
anti-anti-sigma	node_20 
anti-sigma factor	node_20 
anti-sigma	node_20 
ATP-dependent	node_18 
ATP-dependent protease	node_18 
bacterial species	node_29 
base pair	node_35 
beta-galactosidase activity	node_36 
beta-galactosidase expression	node_36 
beta-galactosidase gene	node_36 
beta-galactosidase synthesis	node_36 
beta-lactamase gene	node_19 
beta-lactamase	node_19 
blot analysis	node_36 
carbon source	node_14 
cluster	node_35 
cognate promoters	node_24 
compartment-specific	node_10 
Compartment-specific transcription	node_10 
consensus sequence	node_34 
culture medium	node_14 
deletion analysis	node_37 
DNA region	node_24 
DNA sequence	node_32 
DNA site	node_32 
early sporulation	node_12 
early stage of germination	node_12 
early stationary phase of growth	node_11 
end of exponential growth	node_11 
end of logarithmic-phase growth	node_11 
endospore development	node_11 
endospore formation	node_11 
ethanol stress	node_13 
exponential growth	node_11 
exponential phase	node_11 
exponential to stationary phase	node_11 
expression of the operon	node_22 
forespore chamber	node_12 
forespore compartment	node_12 
forespore septum	node_12 
forespore-specific	node_12 
gene cluster	node_35 
gene expression	node_22 
gene order	node_35 
gene organization	node_35 
gene product	node_23 
gene region	node_24 
genetic map	node_35 
gram-negative bacteria	node_29 
gram-positive bacteria	node_29 
gram-positive eubacteria	node_29 
gram-positive host	node_29 
gram-positive organism	node_29 
growth condition	node_14 
growth cycle	node_14 
growth medium	node_14 
heat-inducible	node_13 
heat induction	node_13 
heat-shock condition	node_13 
helix-turn-helix motif	node_30 
high temperature	node_13 
homology region	node_24 
initiation codon	node_27 
initiation of transcription	node_28 
insertional mutagenesis	node_37 
insertion mutation	node_37 
lacZ gene	node_36 
level of transcription initiation	node_23 
minimal glucose medium	node_14 
minimal medium	node_14 
mother cell compartment	node_12 
mother cell cytoplasm	node_12 
mother-cell-specific	node_12 
negative regulation	node_21 
negative regulator	node_21 
negative regulator of sporulation	node_21 
Northern blot analysis	node_36 
Northern blot	node_36 
nucleotide sequence of the gene	node_32 
nucleotide sequence of the promoter	node_32 
nucleotide sequences	node_32 
null mutant	node_37 
null mutation	node_37 
onset of endospore formation	node_12 
onset of solvent formation	node_12 
onset of sporulation	node_12 
onset of stationary phase	node_12 
open reading frame	node_27 
operon organization	node_35 
operon structure	node_35 
penicillinase gene	node_15 
penicillin-binding	node_15 
penicillin-binding protein	node_15 
phosphate starvation condition	node_13 
phosphate starvation-inducible promoter	node_13 
phosphate-starvation induction	node_13 
phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent	node_15 
pock formation	node_37 
point mutation	node_37 
positive regulator	node_21 
presence of glucose	node_14 
promoter activation	node_24 
promoter recognition	node_24 
promoter recognition specificity	node_24 
promoter region	node_24 
promoter region of a gene	node_24 
promoter region of the operon	node_24 
promoter regions	node_24 
promoter selection	node_24 
promoter selectivity	node_24 
promoter sequence of this gene	node_24 
promoter sequences	node_24 
promoter site	node_24 
promoter specificity	node_24 
promoter strength	node_24 
promoter structure	node_24 
promoter utilization	node_24 
promotor region	node_24 
reading frame	node_27 
region of the genome	node_24 
regions of promoters	node_24 
regulator gene	node_21 
regulator of gene expression	node_21 
regulator protein	node_21 
regulatory gene	node_21 
regulatory mechanism	node_21 
regulatory protein	node_21 
regulatory region	node_25 
response element	node_21 
response regulator family	node_21 
response-regulator	node_21 
response to change	node_21 
response to different stress	node_21 
response to environmental signal	node_21 
response to environmental stress	node_21 
rich medium	node_14 
S1 mapping analysis	node_36 
S1 nuclease mapping experiment	node_36 
S1 nuclease mapping	node_36 
S1 nuclease protection experiment	node_36 
S1 protection experiment	node_36 
salt stress condition	node_13 
sequence analysis	node_34 
sequence analysis of deletion	node_34 
sequence homology	node_34 
sigma factor activation	node_20 
sigma factor activity	node_20 
sigma factor gene	node_20 
sigma factor	node_20 
sigma factor production	node_20 
sigma-like protein	node_20 
sigma-polypeptide	node_20 
sigma subunit	node_20 
single promoter	node_24 
spore formation	node_12 
spore germination	node_12 
sporulation defect	node_16 
sporulation deficiency	node_16 
sporulation-deficient phenotype	node_16 
sporulation gene expression	node_12 
sporulation genes	node_12 
stationary phase of growth	node_11 
strong promoter	node_24 
strong ribosome-binding site	node_24 
temperature-sensitive	node_16 
temperature-sensitive sporulation phenotype	node_16 
temperature shift	node_16 
temperature upshift	node_16 
transcriptional activation	node_20 
transcriptional activator gene	node_20 
transcription factor	node_20 
transcription initiation	node_28 
transcription initiation nucleotide	node_24 
transcription initiation region	node_24 
transcription initiation signal	node_24 
transcription initiation site	node_24 
transcription level	node_23 
transcription of genes	node_28 
transcription start	node_28 
transcription start site	node_24 
transcription termination signal	node_28 
transcription termination site	node_28 
transcription terminator sequence	node_28 
transcript level	node_23 
unknown function	node_17 
unknown mechanism	node_17 
upstream open reading frame	node_24 
upstream promoter	node_24 
upstream region of the gene	node_24 
upstream sequence	node_24 
upstream site	node_24 
upstream startpoint	node_24 
vegetative cell	node_11 
vegetative growth to sporulation	node_11 
Western blot analysis	node_36 
Western blot	node_36 
wild-type allele	node_37 
wild-type bacterium	node_37 
wild-type cells	node_37 
wild-type complex	node_37 
wild-type counterpart	node_37 
wild-type gene	node_37 
wild-type infection	node_37 
wild-type level	node_37 
wild type	node_37 
wild-type protein	node_37 
wild-type spores	node_37 
wild-type strain	node_37 
