SigE

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  • 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)
Genetic context
SigE context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU15320

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: RNA polymerase sigma factor, active in the mother cell
  • Protein family: sigma-70 factor family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Genes controlled by SigE

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

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Localization:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation: expressed early during sporulation (Spo0A)
    • expressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism: activated by Spo0A, repression by SinR
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References