figP

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part of an ion channel for spore germination, amplifies the response to spore germinants

Locus: BSU_24480

Molecular weight: 20.02 kDa

Isoelectric point: 5.88

Protein length: 178 aa

Gene length: 537 bp

Function: spore germination

Product: part of the SpoVAF-FigP heteromeric ion channel

Essential: no

E.C.: null

Synonyms: yqhR

Genomic Context

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List of homologs in different organisms

Gene

Coordinates: 2,540,288  2,540,824

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• the SpoVAF-FigP ion channel releases K⁺ under high pressure conditions PubMed

Structure

• P54516 (AlphaFold)

Localization

• cell membrane (according to UniProt)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: figP-yqhS-papA-efp

  Description: PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-C438 (yqhR::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
• BKE24480 (yqhR::erm  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGGCACCTCCAGTTAAAG,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAGTGTATAATCCTTTTCCA
• BKK24480 (yqhR::kan  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGGCACCTCCAGTTAAAG,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAGTGTATAATCCTTTTCCA

Original Publications

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