KinE

• Description: two-component sensor kinase, phosphorylates Spo0F, part of the phosphorelay
  
  

Gene name	kinE
Synonyms	ykrQ
Essential	no
Product	two-component sensor kinase
Function	initiation of sporulation
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: KinE
Function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Phosphorelay
MW, pI	85 kDa, 5.489
Gene length, protein length	2214 bp, 738 aa
Immediate neighbours	ykrP, ogt
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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Categories containing this gene/protein

protein modification, transcription factors and their control, phosphorelay, membrane proteins, phosphoproteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU13530

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: autophosphorylation, phosphorylation of Spo0F

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s): CssS, YkoH, YclK, YvrG

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains: two transmembrane segments, C-terminal histidine phosphotransferase domain

• Modification: autophosphorylation on a His residue

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: KinE-Spo0F

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O31661

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: kinE-ogt PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

M Jiang, W Shao, M Perego, J A Hoch
Multiple histidine kinases regulate entry into stationary phase and sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2000, 38(3);535-42
[PubMed:11069677] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

C Fabret, V A Feher, J A Hoch
Two-component signal transduction in Bacillus subtilis: how one organism sees its world.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(7);1975-83
[PubMed:10094672] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

F Morohoshi, K Hayashi, N Munakata
Bacillus subtilis gene coding for constitutive O6-methylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase.
Nucleic Acids Res: 1989, 17(16);6531-43
[PubMed:2506524] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)