spoIVCA [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:55:43 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

site-specific DNA recombinase required for creating the sigK gene (excision of the skin element)

locus: BSU25770

pI: 9.50

mw: 57.00 kDa

function: excision of the skin element, creation of the sigK gene

product: site-specific DNA recombinase

essential: no

synonyms: cisA

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.1|Genetics] → [category|SW 3.1.5|DNA repair/ recombination] → [category|SW 3.1.5.1|Excision of prophages]
• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.1|Sigma factors and their control] → [category|SW 3.4.1.2|Control of sigma factors]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.4|Sporulation proteins/ other]
• [category|SW 5|Prophages and mobile genetic elements] → [category|SW 5.1|Prophages] → [category|SW 5.1.3|Skin element]

syns: cisA

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|DNA repair/ recombination], [SW|sigma factors and their control], [SW|sporulation proteins], [SW|Skin element]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|SigE regulon], [SW|SpoIIID regulon]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''spoIVCA'' [Pubmed|2105293]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigE] [Pubmed|15699190,2105293]

Regulation

• expressed early during sporulation in the mother cell ([protein|search|SigE], [SW|SpoIIID]) [Pubmed|15699190,2105293,7966271]

Regulatory mechanism

• [SW|SpoIIID]: transcription activation [Pubmed|7966271]

References

• 2163341,2105293,2841290,7966271