spoVAB [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:55:24 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

essential for the uptake of the 1:1 chelate of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (DPA(2,6)) and Ca(2+) into developing spores, required for spore maturation

Locus: BSU23430

Isoelectric point: 10.13

Molecular weight: 15.00 kDa

Function: spore maturation

Product: unknown

Essential: no

Synonyms

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Lifestyles → Sporulation → Sporulation proteins → Sporulation proteins/ other
• Groups of genes → Membrane proteins

Categories containing this gene/protein

• sporulation proteins, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

• SigG regulon, SpoVT regulon

The protein

Localization

• cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• spoVAA-spoVAB-spoVAC-spoVAD-spoVAEB-spoVAEA-spoVAF-lysA PubMed

Sigma factor

• SigG PubMed

Regulation

• expressed late during sporulation in the forespore (SigG, SpoVT) PubMed

Regulatory mechanism

• SpoVT: transcription activation PubMed

Labs working on this gene/protein

• Peter Setlow, University of Connecticut Health Center, USA

References

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