HMM Summary Page: TIGR03721

AccessionTIGR03721
Nameexospore_TM
FunctionBclB C-terminal domain
Trusted Cutoff93.15
Domain Trusted Cutoff93.15
Noise Cutoff65.75
Domain Noise Cutoff65.75
Isology Typedomain
HMM Length169
AuthorHaft DH
Entry DateMar 9 2009 9:54AM
Last ModifiedMar 2 2011 2:55PM
CommentThis domain occurs as the C-terminal region in a number of proteins that have extensive collagen-like triple helix repeat regions. Member domains are predicted by TmHMM to have four or five transmembrane helices. Members are found mostly in the Firmicutes, but also in Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus. Members include spore surface glycoprotein BclB from Bacillus anthracis, a protein of the exosporium. The exosporium is an additional outermost spore layer, lacking in B. subtilis and most other spore formers, consisting of a basal layer and, above it, a nap of fine filaments.
ReferencesRN [1] RM PMID:17644587 RT The BclB glycoprotein of Bacillus anthracis is involved in exosporium integrity. RA Thompson BM, Waller LN, Fox KF, Fox A, Stewart GC RL J Bacteriol. 2007 Sep;189(18):6704-13.