sspC
168
small acid-soluble spore protein (minor alpha/beta-type SASP)
Locus
BSU_19950
Molecular weight
7.62 kDa
Isoelectric point
9.1
Function
protection of spore DNA
Product
small acid-soluble spore protein (minor alpha/beta-type SASP)
Essential
no
Synonyms
sspC
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG5852 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
2,156,239 2,156,457
The protein
Protein family
Alpha/beta-type SASP family (according to UniProt)
Structure
2Z3X (PDB) (in complex with DNA)
Paralogous protein(s)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Biological materials
Mutant
References
Reviews
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Original Publications
Structure of a protein-DNA complex essential for DNA protection in spores of Bacillus species.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2008 Feb 26; 105(8):2806-11. doi:10.1073/pnas.0708244105. PMID:18287075
Genome-wide analysis of temporally regulated and compartment-specific gene expression in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading, England). 2005 Feb; 151(Pt 2):399-420. . PMID:15699190
Structure of the DNA-SspC complex: implications for DNA packaging, protection, and repair in bacterial spores.
Journal of bacteriology. 2004 Jun; 186(11):3525-30. . PMID:15150240
Effects of carboxy-terminal modifications and pH on binding of a Bacillus subtilis small, acid-soluble spore protein to DNA.
Journal of bacteriology. 2003 Oct; 185(20):6095-103. . PMID:14526021
Protection of DNA by alpha/beta-type small, acid-soluble proteins from Bacillus subtilis spores against cytosine deamination.
Biochemistry. 2002 Sep 24; 41(38):11325-30. . PMID:12234173
An alpha/beta-type, small, acid-soluble spore protein which has very high affinity for DNA prevents outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis spores.
Journal of bacteriology. 2001 Apr; 183(8):2662-6. . PMID:11274127
N-terminal amino acid residues mediate protein-protein interactions between DNA-bound alpha /beta -type small, acid-soluble spore proteins from Bacillus species.
The Journal of biological chemistry. 2001 Jan 19; 276(3):2267-75. . PMID:11044450
In vitro and in vivo oxidation of methionine residues in small, acid-soluble spore proteins from Bacillus species.
Journal of bacteriology. 1998 May; 180(10):2694-700. . PMID:9573155
Properties of Bacillus subtilis small, acid-soluble spore proteins with changes in the sequence recognized by their specific protease.
Journal of bacteriology. 1994 Sep; 176(17):5357-63. . PMID:8071212
Cloning of a small, acid-soluble spore protein gene from Bacillus subtilis and determination of its complete nucleotide sequence.
Journal of bacteriology. 1985 Jan; 161(1):333-9. . PMID:2981806
Promoter specificity of sigma G-containing RNA polymerase from sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis: identification of a group of forespore-specific promoters.
Journal of bacteriology. 1989 May; 171(5):2708-18. . PMID:2468649
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