YeeK

• Description: inner spore coat protein
  
  

Gene name	yeeK
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	spore coat protein
Function	protection of the spore
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: yeeK
MW, pI	15 kDa, 6.852
Gene length, protein length	435 bp, 145 aa
Immediate neighbours	yeeI, yezE
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

sporulation proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigK regulon, GerE regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU06850

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

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 coat PubMed, assembles into the spore integument PubMed
  • localization depends on CotE PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O31510

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Additional information

CotE, SafA, and SpoVID are required for proper localization, clolocalizes with YabG PubMed

Expression and regulation

• Operon: yeeK PubMed

• Expression browser: yeeK PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigK PubMed

• Regulation:
  • expression starts 5 hrs after the onset of sporulation (SigK, GerE) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • GerE: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:
  • 1S125 ( yeeK::erm), PubMed, available at BGSC

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

<pubmed>10714992, 19933362,19060142, 22171814</pubmed>