HMM Summary Page: TIGR02904

AccessionTIGR02904
Namespore_ysxE
Functionspore coat protein YsxE
Gene SymbolysxE
Trusted Cutoff263.55
Domain Trusted Cutoff263.55
Noise Cutoff122.45
Domain Noise Cutoff122.45
Isology Typeequivalog
HMM Length309
Mainrole CategoryCellular processes
Subrole CategorySporulation and germination
Gene Ontology TermGO:0003674: molecular_function molecular_function
GO:0030436: asexual sporulation biological_process
AuthorHaft DH
Entry DateMar 21 2006 2:20PM
Last ModifiedFeb 14 2011 3:27PM
CommentMembers of this family are homologs of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat protein CotS. Members of this family, designated YsxE, are found only in the family Bacillaceae, from among the endospore-forming members of the Firmicutes branch of the Bacteria. As a rule, the ysxE gene is found immediately downstream of spoVID, a gene necessary for spore coat assembly. The protein has been shown to be part of the spore coat.
ReferencesRN [1] RM PMID: 8449878 RT Cloning and characterization of a gene required for assembly of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat. RA Beall B, Driks A, Losick R, Moran CP Jr RL J Bacteriol. 1993 Mar;175(6):1705-16. RN [2] RM PMID: 16371471 RT The Bacillus subtilis spore coat provides "eat resistance" during phagocytic predation by the protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila. RA Klobutcher LA, Ragkousi K, Setlow P RL Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Jan 3;103(1):165-70. Epub 2005 Dec 21.
Genome PropertyGenProp0610: endospore formation marker gene set (HMM)