SspA

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  • Description: small acid-soluble spore protein (major alpha-type SASP)

Gene name sspA
Synonyms
Essential no
Product small acid-soluble spore protein (major alpha-type SASP)
Function protection of spore DNA
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: sspA
MW, pI 6 kDa, 4.731
Gene length, protein length 207 bp, 69 aa
Immediate neighbours ytcI, thiI
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
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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

SigG regulon, SpoVT regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU29570

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: alpha/beta-type SASP family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure: 2BZ0 (82% identity, 89% similarity)
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information: the mRNA is very stable (half-life > 15 min) PubMed

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Ralf Moeller, Andrew C Schuerger, Günther Reitz, Wayne L Nicholson
Protective role of spore structural components in determining Bacillus subtilis spore resistance to simulated mars surface conditions.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2012, 78(24);8849-53
[PubMed:23064347] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ralf Moeller, Peter Setlow, Günther Reitz, Wayne L Nicholson
Roles of small, acid-soluble spore proteins and core water content in survival of Bacillus subtilis spores exposed to environmental solar UV radiation.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2009, 75(16);5202-8
[PubMed:19542328] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Barbara Setlow, Swaroopa Atluri, Ryan Kitchel, Kasia Koziol-Dube, Peter Setlow
Role of dipicolinic acid in resistance and stability of spores of Bacillus subtilis with or without DNA-protective alpha/beta-type small acid-soluble proteins.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(11);3740-7
[PubMed:16707666] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Leif Steil, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O Henriques, Uwe Völker
Genome-wide analysis of temporally regulated and compartment-specific gene expression in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2005, 151(Pt 2);399-420
[PubMed:15699190] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Thierry Douki, Barbara Setlow, Peter Setlow
Effects of the binding of alpha/beta-type small, acid-soluble spore proteins on the photochemistry of DNA in spores of Bacillus subtilis and in vitro.
Photochem Photobiol: 2005, 81(1);163-9
[PubMed:15458366] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

G Hambraeus, C von Wachenfeldt, L Hederstedt
Genome-wide survey of mRNA half-lives in Bacillus subtilis identifies extremely stable mRNAs.
Mol Genet Genomics: 2003, 269(5);706-14
[PubMed:12884008] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

B Setlow, K A McGinnis, K Ragkousi, P Setlow
Effects of major spore-specific DNA binding proteins on Bacillus subtilis sporulation and spore properties.
J Bacteriol: 2000, 182(24);6906-12
[PubMed:11092849] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

I Bagyan, J Hobot, S Cutting
A compartmentalized regulator of developmental gene expression in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1996, 178(15);4500-7
[PubMed:8755877] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

B Setlow, P Setlow
Binding to DNA protects alpha/beta-type, small, acid-soluble spore proteins of Bacillus and Clostridium species against digestion by their specific protease as well as by other proteases.
J Bacteriol: 1995, 177(14);4149-51
[PubMed:7608092] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

J M Mason, P Fajardo-Cavazos, P Setlow
Levels of mRNAs which code for small, acid-soluble spore proteins and their LacZ gene fusions in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis.
Nucleic Acids Res: 1988, 16(14A);6567-83
[PubMed:2456528] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

R H Hackett, P Setlow
Properties of spores of Bacillus subtilis strains which lack the major small, acid-soluble protein.
J Bacteriol: 1988, 170(3);1403-4
[PubMed:3125155] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

J M Mason, P Setlow
Essential role of small, acid-soluble spore proteins in resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to UV light.
J Bacteriol: 1986, 167(1);174-8
[PubMed:3087950] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M J Connors, J M Mason, P Setlow
Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of genes for three small, acid-soluble proteins from Bacillus subtilis spores.
J Bacteriol: 1986, 166(2);417-25
[PubMed:3009398] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)