| Accession | TIGR03529 |
| Name | GldK_short |
| Function | gliding motility-associated lipoprotein GldK |
| Gene Symbol | gldK |
| Trusted Cutoff | 584.10 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 584.10 |
| Noise Cutoff | 359.80 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 359.80 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| HMM Length | 345 |
| Author | Selengut J |
| Entry Date | Dec 21 2007 9:19AM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | Members of this protein family are exclusive to the Bacteroidetes phylum (previously Cytophaga-Flavobacteria-Bacteroides). GldK is a lipoprotein linked to a type of rapid surface gliding motility found in certain Bacteroidetes, such as Flavobacterium johnsoniae [1]. Knockouts of GldK abolish the gliding phenotype. GldK is homologous to GldJ [2]. This model represents a GldK homolog in Cytophaga hutchinsonii and several other species that has a different, shorter architecture than that found in Flavobacterium johnsoniae and related species (represented by (TIGR03525). Gliding motility appears closely linked to chitin utilization in the model species Flavobacterium johnsoniae. Bacteroidetes with members of this protein family appear to have all of the genes associated with gliding motility. |
| References | RN [1]
RM PMID:16199564
RT Flavobacterium johnsoniae gliding motility genes identified by mariner mutagenesis.
RA Braun TF, Khubbar MK, Saffarini DA, McBride MJ
RL J Bacteriol. 2005 Oct;187(20):6943-52.
RN [2]
RM PMID:15805509
RT Flavobacterium johnsoniae GldJ is a lipoprotein that is required for gliding motility.
RA Braun TF, McBride MJ
RL J Bacteriol. 2005 Apr;187(8):2628-37. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0781: gliding motility, Bacteroidetes type (HMM) |
