ComEA

• Description: exogenous DNA-binding protein
  
  

Gene name	comEA
Synonyms	comD
Essential	no
Product	exogenous DNA-binding protein
Function	competence
MW, pI	21 kDa, 4.824
Gene length, protein length	615 bp, 205 aa
Immediate neighbours	comEB, comER
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context

The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

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• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: comEA-comEB-comEC PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism: post-translational control by ComN, yutB is required for transcription PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

1. Ogura, M. and T. Tanaka (2009) The Bacillus subtilis Late Competence Operon comE Is Transcriptionally Regulated by yutB and under Post-Transcription Initiation Control by comN (yrzD) J. Bacteriol. 191: 949-958. PubMed
2. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed