gerAB
168
alanine sensor, germination response to alanine, triggers premature germination in response to morphological defects during sporulation
Locus
BSU_33060
Molecular weight
41.30 kDa
Isoelectric point
9.6
Function
germination response to alanine
Essential
no
Synonyms
gerAB
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG5902 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
3,392,199 3,393,296
Phenotypes of a mutant
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
the GerAA-GerAB-GerAC ion channel releases ions from the spore core in response to L-alanine to trigger Germination PubMed
binding of Li+ to trigger germination PubMed
Protein family
amino acid-polyamine-organocation (APC) superfamily (according to UniProt)
Spore germination protein (SGP) (TC 2.A.3.9) family (according to UniProt)
Structure
Paralogous protein(s)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Description
Regulation
Regulatory mechanism
Sigma factors
Additional information
1,100 molecules are present per spore PubMed
Biological materials
Mutant
References
Reviews
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Original Publications
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Time of last update: 2025-06-06 09:29:20
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