SigE

• Description: RNA polymerase sporulation mother cell-specific (early) sigma factor SigE
  
  

Gene name	sigE
Synonyms	spoIIGB
Essential	no
Product	RNA polymerase sporulation mother cell-specific (early) sigma factor SigE
Function	transcription of sporulation genes (early mother cell)
MW, pI	27 kDa, 9.212
Gene length, protein length	717 bp, 239 aa
Immediate neighbours	spoIIGA, sigG
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: RNA polymerase sigma factor, active in the mother cell

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Genes controlled by SigE

dacB, pbpI, spoVD, phoB-ydhF, asnO, bdbD-bdbC, bofA, cotE, ctaE, yaaH, ybaK-cwlD

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: SpoIIGA-SigE (Processing)

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: spoIIGA-sigE-sigG

• Sigma factor: SigA

• Regulation: expressed early during sporulation (Spo0A)

• Regulatory mechanism: activated by Spo0A, repression by SinR

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

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