YeeK

• Description: spore coat protein
  
  

Gene name	yeeK
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product
Function	unknown
MW, pI	15 kDa, 6.852
Gene length, protein length	435 bp, 145 aa
Immediate neighbours
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context

The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: assembles into the spore integument PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry:

• E.C. number:

Additional information

CotE, SafA, and SpoVID are required for proper localization, clolocalizes with YabG PubMed

Expression and regulation

• Operon: yeeK PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigK PubMed

• Regulation: expression startts 5 hrs after the onset of sporulation, activated by GerE PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

1. Takamatsu et al. (2009) Expression of yeeK during Bacillus subtilis sporulation and localization of YeeK to the inner spore coat using fluorescence microscopyJ. Bacteriol. 191: 1220-1229. PubMed