gerE

gerE
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transcriptional regulator (repressor or activator) of a subset of SigK-dependent late spore coat genes

Locus
BSU_28410
Molecular weight
8.43 kDa
Isoelectric point
9.64
Protein length
Gene length
Function
regulation of SigK-dependent gene expression
Product
transcriptional regulator (LuxR-FixJ family)
Essential
no
Synonyms
gerE

Genomic Context

List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG5905 (Galperin et al., 2021)

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SpoIIID regulon, SigK regulon, CitB regulon, GerE regulon

Gene
Coordinates
2,904,727  2,904,951
Phenotypes of a mutant
unable to germinate efficiently PubMed
The protein
Protein family
LuxR-FixJ family of transcription regulators
HTH luxR-type domain (aa 5-70) (according to UniProt)
Structure
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Genes
Description
Regulation
expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK, SpoIIID) PubMed
Regulatory mechanism
SpoIIID: activation, PubMed, in spoIIID regulon
CitB: mRNA stability control, results in mRNA accumulation PubMed, in citB regulon
Sigma factors
SigK: sigma factor, PubMed, in sigK regulon
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gerE

2025-06-17 09:18:22

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Biological materials
Mutant
BKE28410 (gerE::erm  trpC2) available at BGSCPubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CAAGTATTGTAACCCTCCTT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAATCCTTGCCGGTATTCCT
BKK28410 (gerE::kan  trpC2) available at BGSCPubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CAAGTATTGTAACCCTCCTT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAATCCTTGCCGGTATTCCT
Labs working on this gene/protein
Arthur Aronson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA homepage
Charles Moran, Emory University, NC, USA homepage
References
Reviews
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