ricT [2017-03-18 11:32:13]

control of the [SW|phosphorelay], required for the achieving a sufficient level of [protein|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A]-P for [SW|sporulation] initiation

locus: BSU00320

pI: 4.00

mw: 31.00 kDa

protein length: 275 aa

gene length: 825 bp

function: regulation of [SW|sporulation] initiation

product: subunit of the regulatory iron-sulfur containing [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|search|RicT] complex

essential: no

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.2|RNA synthesis and degradation] → [category|SW 3.2.4|RNases] → [category|SW 3.2.4.5|Effectors of RNA degradation]
• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.7|phosphorelay]
• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.7|phosphorelay] → [category|SW 3.4.7.6|Other protein controlling the activity of the phosphorelay]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.2|phosphorelay]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.2|phosphorelay] → [category|SW 4.2.2.6|Other protein controlling the activity of the phosphorelay]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 41,657 -> 42,484

Phenotypes of a mutant

• block of [SW|sporulation] at stage 0 [Pubmed|12270811]
• strongly reduced [SW|genetic competence], strongly reduced [SW|sporulation] [Pubmed|23490197]

The protein

[SW|Localization]

• peripheral membrane, as well as to the septum, during [SW|sporulation] [Pubmed|12270811]

Expression and Regulation: [[this]]

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-B899 (ricT::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1898 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]

References

• 12270811,23490197,22383849,26434553,28295778