FtsE
- Description: ABC transporter (FtsEX), required for proper activation of Spo0A and initiation of sporulation
| Gene name | ftsE |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | ABC transporter (FtsEX) |
| Function | initiation of sporulation |
| MW, pI | 25 kDa, 8.419 |
| Gene length, protein length | 684 bp, 228 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | ftsX, cccB |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU35260
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:
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry:
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- 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
Sharon Garti-Levi, Ronen Hazan, James Kain, Masaya Fujita, Sigal Ben-Yehuda
The FtsEX ABC transporter directs cellular differentiation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 69(4);1018-28
[PubMed:18573177]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Virginie Molle, Masaya Fujita, Shane T Jensen, Patrick Eichenberger, José E González-Pastor, Jun S Liu, Richard Losick
The Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 50(5);1683-701
[PubMed:14651647]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Y Quentin, G Fichant, F Denizot
Inventory, assembly and analysis of Bacillus subtilis ABC transport systems.
J Mol Biol: 1999, 287(3);467-84
[PubMed:10092453]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
- Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed
