CwlJ

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  • Description: cell wall hydrolase

Gene name cwlJ
Synonyms ycbQ
Essential no
Product cell wall hydrolase
Function spore germination
MW, pI 16 kDa, 9.354
Gene length, protein length 426 bp, 142 aa
Immediate neighbours ycbP, ycbR
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
CwlJ context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU02600

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall/ other, germination

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: cwlJ 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: secreted (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

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

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • 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

Xuan Yi, Peter Setlow
Studies of the commitment step in the germination of spores of bacillus species.
J Bacteriol: 2010, 192(13);3424-33
[PubMed:20435722] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Alicia Monroe, Peter Setlow
Localization of the transglutaminase cross-linking sites in the Bacillus subtilis spore coat protein GerQ.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(21);7609-16
[PubMed:16936016] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Leif Steil, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O Henriques, Uwe Völker
Genome-wide analysis of temporally regulated and compartment-specific gene expression in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2005, 151(Pt 2);399-420
[PubMed:15699190] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Katerina Ragkousi, Peter Setlow
Transglutaminase-mediated cross-linking of GerQ in the coats of Bacillus subtilis spores.
J Bacteriol: 2004, 186(17);5567-75
[PubMed:15317760] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Irina Bagyan, Peter Setlow
Localization of the cortex lytic enzyme CwlJ in spores of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(4);1219-24
[PubMed:11807087] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Paidhungat, K Ragkousi, P Setlow
Genetic requirements for induction of germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis by Ca(2+)-dipicolinate.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(16);4886-93
[PubMed:11466292] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

S Ishikawa, K Yamane, J Sekiguchi
Regulation and characterization of a newly deduced cell wall hydrolase gene (cwlJ) which affects germination of Bacillus subtilis spores.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(6);1375-80
[PubMed:9515903] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)