gerQ [2017-09-06 12:55:49]

spore coat protein, necessary for the proper localization of CwlJ

locus: BSU37920

pI: 7.01

mw: 20.13 kDa

protein length: 181 aa

gene length: 543 bp

function: spore germination

product: spore coat protein

essential: no

synonyms: ywdL, ipa-62r

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.1|Spore coat proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.1.8|Not yet assigned]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.4|Germination] → [category|SW 4.2.4.2|Additional germination proteins]

Gene

Coordinates: 3,893,441 → 3,893,986

The protein

Modification

• cross-linked by [protein|A46D07F8F56249A04C5F880120D19F00C9CAE112|YabG] and [protein|4A2B1DA38608E5A4096087BF7246D4C64C54DBE3|Tgl] at higher temperatures that induce germination [Pubmed|16751597]

[SW|Localization]

• inner spore coat [Pubmed|19933362]

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• genes: [gene|1CA990DA55B6F879968C431A703E0478F5564A1A|gerQ]
  description: [Pubmed|9353933]

  sigma factors

  • [protein|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|15699190], in [regulon|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE regulon]

  regulation

  • expressed early during sporulation in the mother cell ([protein|search|SigE]) [Pubmed|15699190]

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-B671 (ywdL::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1670 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]
• 1G18 ( ''gerQ''::''spec''), [Pubmed|12644503], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1G18&Search=1G18 BGSC]

References

• 19933362,15317760,16936016,12644503,16267299,16751597,15699190