gerT [2017-8-11 16:0:3]

spore coat protein, involved in germination

Locus: BSU19490

Isoelectric point: 6.34

Molecular weight: 18.40 kDa

Protein length: 157 aa

Gene length: 471 bp

Function: germination

Product: spore coat protein

Essential: no

Synonyms: yozR

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Lifestyles → Sporulation → Sporulation proteins → Spore coat proteins → Not yet assigned
• Lifestyles → Sporulation → Germination → Additional germination proteins

Gene

Coordinates: 2,124,021 → 2,124,494

Phenotypes of a mutant

• mutants respond poorly to multiple germinants, impaired in early stage of germination PubMed

The protein

Protein family

• eamA transporter family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Localization

• cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot), first assembled in foci, then spread around the developing spore in a CotE-dependent manner PubMed

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: gerT
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigK: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigK regulon

  Regulatory mechanism

  • GerE: repression, PubMed, in GerE regulon

  Regulation

  • expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK, GerE) PubMed

References

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