GerBA

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  • Description: nutrient receptor, germination response to the combination of glucose, fructose, and KCl

Gene name gerBA
Synonyms
Essential no
Product nutrient receptor
Function germination response to the combination of glucose, fructose, and KCl
MW, pI 53 kDa, 7.295
Gene length, protein length 1446 bp, 482 aa
Immediate neighbours pmi, gerBB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
GerBA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU35800

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: gerABKA family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

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

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • 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

Swaroopa Atluri, Katerina Ragkousi, Donna E Cortezzo, Peter Setlow
Cooperativity between different nutrient receptors in germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis and reduction of this cooperativity by alterations in the GerB receptor.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(1);28-36
[PubMed:16352818] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Takao Igarashi, Peter Setlow
Interaction between individual protein components of the GerA and GerB nutrient receptors that trigger germination of Bacillus subtilis spores.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(7);2513-8
[PubMed:15774895] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Rosa-Martha Cabrera-Martinez, Federico Tovar-Rojo, Venkata Ramana Vepachedu, Peter Setlow
Effects of overexpression of nutrient receptors on germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2003, 185(8);2457-64
[PubMed:12670969] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Paidhungat, P Setlow
Localization of a germinant receptor protein (GerBA) to the inner membrane of Bacillus subtilis spores.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(13);3982-90
[PubMed:11395462] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Paidhungat, P Setlow
Isolation and characterization of mutations in Bacillus subtilis that allow spore germination in the novel germinant D-alanine.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(11);3341-50
[PubMed:10348844] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

B M Corfe, A Moir, D Popham, P Setlow
Analysis of the expression and regulation of the gerB spore germination operon of Bacillus subtilis 168.
Microbiology (Reading): 1994, 140 ( Pt 11);3079-83
[PubMed:7812448] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)