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late competence gene

locus: BSU35460

pI: 4.00

mw: 10.00 kDa

function: compentence

product: unknown

essential: no

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.1|Genetics] → [category|SW 3.1.7|Genetic competence]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.3|Genetic competence]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|genetic competence]

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

• [SW|ComK regulon]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 3,641,811 -> 3,642,107

The protein

[SW|Cofactors]

• Zn² [Pubmed|25423369]

Structure

• [http://pdb.org/pdb/search/structidSearch.do?structureId=4WAI 4WAI] [Pubmed|25423369]

[SW|Localization]

• forms dimers [Pubmed|25423369]
• cytoplasma [Pubmed|25423369]
• localizes to one or both cell poles [Pubmed|21278288]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[SW|comFA]-[SW|comFB]-[SW|comFC]-[protein|search|yvyF]-[protein|search|flgM]-[protein|search|flgN]-[protein|search|flgK]-[protein|search|flgL]'' [Pubmed|8412657]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• ''[SW|comFA]'': [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|8412657]

Regulatory mechanism

• [protein|search|ComK]: transcription activation [Pubmed|8412657]

References

• 11814663,8412657,21278288,25423369