cotY [Mon May 30 2016 19:08:07 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

spore coat protein (insoluble fraction), necessary for the assembly of the spore crust, the outermost layer of the spore coat

locus: BSU11750

pI: 4.00

mw: 17.00 kDa

function: spore coat assembly

product: spore crust protein (insoluble fraction)

essential: no

synonyms

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]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|sporulation proteins]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|GerE regulon], [SW|GerR regulon], [SW|SigE regulon], [SW|SigK regulon]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 1,250,016 -> 1,250,504

The protein

Paralogous protein(s)

• [SW|CotZ]

[SW|Localization]

• spore crust [Pubmed|21665972]
• localization requires [protein|search|CotZ] [Pubmed|21665972]

[SW|Interactions]

• homotypic interaction [Pubmed|19304857]
• [protein|search|CotY]-[protein|search|CotZ] [Pubmed|19304857,26341943]
• [protein|search|CotE]-[protein|search|CotY] [Pubmed|26821119]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|cotY]-[protein|search|cotZ]'' [Pubmed|7519271]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigK] [Pubmed|7519271,15699190], [protein|search|SigE] [Pubmed|26577401]

Regulation

• expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell ([protein|search|SigK]) [Pubmed|7519271,15699190]

Regulatory mechanism

• [protein|search|GerE]: transcription activation [Pubmed|7519271]
• [protein|search|GerR]: transcription activation [Pubmed|15621419]

References

Reviews

• 23202530,27227299

Original publications

• 19304857,7519271,15699190,15621419,20451384,21665972,16980471,25872412,26341943,26821119,26577401