SpoIIIE

• Description: ATP-dependent DNA translocase, transports the forespore chromosome across the sporulation septum
  
  

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: transports the forespore chromosome across the sporulation septum PubMed, translocates septum-entrapped DNA only when septum closure precedes complete segregation of chromosomes PubMed

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s): SftA

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: transmembrane domain mediates dynamic localization to active division sites PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P21458

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: spoIIIE PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: