GerD
- Description: required for fast repsonse to the presence of germinants
| Gene name | gerD |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | lipoprotein |
| Function | germination |
| MW, pI | 20 kDa, 4.862 |
| Gene length, protein length | 555 bp, 185 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | salA, kbaA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
germination, membrane proteins
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU01550
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:
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization: inner spore membrane, spore coat, cortex, germ cell wall, some GerD is also present in the soluble fraction PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P16450
- 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: available in Anne Moir lab
Labs working on this gene/protein
Anne Moir, University of Sheffield, UK
Your additional remarks
References
Additional references: PubMed
