SspF
- Description: small acid-soluble spore protein
| Gene name | sspF |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | |
| Product | small acid-soluble spore protein (alpha/beta-type SASP) |
| Function | protection of spore DNA |
| MW, pI | 6 kDa, 9.647 |
| Gene length, protein length | 183 bp, 61 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | |
| Gene sequence (+200bp) | Protein sequence |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Coordinates:
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
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:
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry:
- KEGG entry:
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: sspF
- Sigma factor: SigG
- Regulation: switched on during stage III of sporulation
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
- Stephens et al. (1984) A promoter whose utilization is temporally regulated during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. J. Mol. Biol. 176: 333-348. PubMed
