GerQ

• Description: spore coat protein, necessary for the proper localization of CwlJ
  
  

Gene name	gerQ
Synonyms	ywdL, ipa-62r
Essential	no
Product	spore coat protein
Function	spore germination
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: gerQ
MW, pI	20 kDa, 7.012
Gene length, protein length	543 bp, 181 aa
Immediate neighbours	spsA, ywdK
Sequences	Protein DNA Advanced_DNA
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

sporulation proteins, germination

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigE regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU37920

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: cross-linked by YabG and Tgl at higher temperatures that induce germination PubMed

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:
  • inner spore coat PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P39620

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: gerQ PubMed

• Expression browser: gerQ PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigE PubMed

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

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:
  • 1G18 ( gerQ::spec), PubMed, available at BGSC

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: