spore crust protein (insoluble fraction), necessary for the assembly of the spore crust, the outermost layer of the spore coat
function
spore crust assembly
product
spore crust protein (insoluble fraction)
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 4.2.1.1.3|Class III][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)
1,249,442 -> 1,249,888
Phenotypes of a mutant
mis-assembly of the spore crust [Pubmed|22171814]The protein
Paralogous protein(s)
[SW|CotY][SW|Localization]
outermost layer of the spore coat (crust), localization depends on [protein|search|CotE] [Pubmed|22171814]more abundant at the mother cell-proximal pole of the forespore [Pubmed|19933362,21665972][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|CotY]-[protein|search|CotZ] [Pubmed|19304857,26341943][protein|search|CotZ] is required for the proper spore crust localization of [protein|search|CotY] [Pubmed|21665972]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|15383836]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
22192522,23202530,27227299 Original publications
19304857,7519271,15699190,19933362,20451384,21665972,22171814,15383836,26341943,15621419 
