Spo0A

• Description: two-component response regulator, initiation of sporulation
  
  

Gene name	spo0A
Synonyms	spo0C, spo0G, spoIIL, sof-1
Essential	no
Product	two-component response regulator
Function	initiation of sporulation
MW, pI	29 kDa, 5.989
Gene length, protein length	801 bp, 267 aa
Immediate neighbours	yqiG, spoIVB
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
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The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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• Paralogous protein(s):

Genes controlled by Spo0A

• Activation by Spo0A: spoIIAA-spoIIAB-sigF, spoIIE, spoIIGA-sigE-sigG

• Repression by Spo0A: abrB, kinA, kinC, spo0A, metS

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification: receives phosphorylation from Spo0B, dephosphorylation by Spo0E

• Cofactor(s):

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Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

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• Regulation:

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Tony Wilkinson, York University, U.K. homepage

References

1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed