GerKA

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  • Description: nutrient receptor

Gene name gerKA
Synonyms
Essential no
Product nutrient receptor
Function germination response to the combination of glucose,
fructose, aspartate, and KCl
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: gerKA
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: GerKA
MW, pI 60 kDa, 5.206
Gene length, protein length 1632 bp, 544 aa
Immediate neighbours gerKD, gerKC
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
GerKA context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

germination, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigG regulon, SpoVT regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU03700

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: gerABKA family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
    • contains multiple membrane-spanning domains PubMed
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

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

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • 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

Additional publications: PubMed

Jing-qiao Zhang, Keren K Griffiths, Ann Cowan, Peter Setlow, Ji Yu
Expression level of Bacillus subtilis germinant receptors determines the average rate but not the heterogeneity of spore germination.
J Bacteriol: 2013, 195(8);1735-40
[PubMed:23396907] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

George Korza, Peter Setlow
Topology and accessibility of germination proteins in the Bacillus subtilis spore inner membrane.
J Bacteriol: 2013, 195(7);1484-91
[PubMed:23335419] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Keren K Griffiths, Jingqiao Zhang, Ann E Cowan, Ji Yu, Peter Setlow
Germination proteins in the inner membrane of dormant Bacillus subtilis spores colocalize in a discrete cluster.
Mol Microbiol: 2011, 81(4);1061-77
[PubMed:21696470] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Takao Igarashi, Peter Setlow
Transcription of the Bacillus subtilis gerK operon, which encodes a spore germinant receptor, and comparison with that of operons encoding other germinant receptors.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(11);4131-6
[PubMed:16707705] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Swaroopa Atluri, Katerina Ragkousi, Donna E Cortezzo, Peter Setlow
Cooperativity between different nutrient receptors in germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis and reduction of this cooperativity by alterations in the GerB receptor.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(1);28-36
[PubMed:16352818] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)