CotZ

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  • Description: spore crust protein (insoluble fraction), necessary for the assembly of the spore crust, the outermost layer of the spore coat

Gene name cotZ
Synonyms
Essential no
Product spore crust protein (insoluble fraction)
Function spore crust assembly
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: cotZ
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: CotZ
MW, pI 16 kDa, 5.102
Gene length, protein length 444 bp, 148 aa
Immediate neighbours cotO, cotY
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
CotZ context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

sporulation proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

GerE regulon, SigE regulon, SigK regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU11740

Phenotypes of a mutant

  • mis-assembly of the spore crust PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

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:
  • Localization:
    • outermost layer of the spore coat (crust), localization depends on CotE PubMed
    • more abundant at the mother cell-proximal pole of the forespore PubMed

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Peter Setlow
Dynamics of the assembly of a complex macromolecular structure--the coat of spores of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2012, 83(2);241-4
[PubMed:22192522] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original publications