SpoIIIE

• Description: ATP-dependent DNA translocase
  
  

Gene name	spoIIIE
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	ATP-dependent DNA translocase required for chromosome partitioning through the septum into the forespore
Function	chromosome partition during sporulation
MW, pI	86 kDa, 6.757
Gene length, protein length	2361 bp, 787 aa
Immediate neighbours	tepA, ymfC
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU16800

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:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: P21458

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Sigal Ben-Yehuda, David Z Rudner, Richard Losick
Assembly of the SpoIIIE DNA translocase depends on chromosome trapping in Bacillus subtilis.
Curr Biol: 2003, 13(24);2196-200
[PubMed:14680637] [WorldCat.org] (P p)

J Bath, L J Wu, J Errington, J C Wang
Role of Bacillus subtilis SpoIIIE in DNA transport across the mother cell-prespore division septum.
Science: 2000, 290(5493);995-7
[PubMed:11062134] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Wu, J Errington
Use of asymmetric cell division and spoIIIE mutants to probe chromosome orientation and organization in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1998, 27(4);777-86
[PubMed:9515703] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

K Pogliano, A E Hofmeister, R Losick
Disappearance of the sigma E transcription factor from the forespore and the SpoIIE phosphatase from the mother cell contributes to establishment of cell-specific gene expression during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(10);3331-41
[PubMed:9150232] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Wu, J Errington
Septal localization of the SpoIIIE chromosome partitioning protein in Bacillus subtilis.
EMBO J: 1997, 16(8);2161-9
[PubMed:9155041] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M E Sharpe, J Errington
Postseptational chromosome partitioning in bacteria.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1995, 92(19);8630-4
[PubMed:7567988] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Wu, P J Lewis, R Allmansberger, P M Hauser, J Errington
A conjugation-like mechanism for prespore chromosome partitioning during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
Genes Dev: 1995, 9(11);1316-26
[PubMed:7797072] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Wu, J Errington
Bacillus subtilis SpoIIIE protein required for DNA segregation during asymmetric cell division.
Science: 1994, 264(5158);572-5
[PubMed:8160014] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

D Foulger, J Errington
The role of the sporulation gene spoIIIE in the regulation of prespore-specific gene expression in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1989, 3(9);1247-55
[PubMed:2507870] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

S Panzer, R Losick, D Sun, P Setlow
Evidence for an additional temporal class of gene expression in the forespore compartment of sporulating Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1989, 171(1);561-4
[PubMed:2492502] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)