YhaX

• Description: SigE-dependent sporulation protein
  
  

Gene name	yhaX
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	spore coat protein
Function	protection of the spore
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: yhaX
MW, pI	32 kDa, 8.07
Gene length, protein length	864 bp, 288 aa
Immediate neighbours	yhaZ, hemZ
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

SigE regulon, SpoIIID regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU09830

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactors:

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:
  • spore coat (basement), localization depends on SpoIVA PubMed

Database entries

• Structure: 3DNP

• UniProt: O07539

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: yhaX PubMed

• Expression browser: yhaX PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigE PubMed

• Regulation:
  • expressed during sporulation in the mother cell (SigE, SpoIIID) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • SpoIIID: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:
  • A ncRNA is predicted between yhaZ and yhaX PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Reviews

Peter T McKenney, Adam Driks, Patrick Eichenberger
The Bacillus subtilis endospore: assembly and functions of the multilayered coat.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2013, 11(1);33-44
[PubMed:23202530] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)