small acid-soluble spore protein (major beta-type SASP)
function
protection of spore DNA
product
small acid-soluble spore protein (major beta-type SASP)
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.3|Small acid-soluble spore proteins][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.4|Phosphoproteins] → [category|SW 6.4.1|Phosphorylation on an Arg residue][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.4|Phosphoproteins] → [category|SW 6.4.5|Phosphorylation on a Ser residue]Gene
Coordinates
1,050,031 1,050,234
Phenotypes of a mutant
a ''[gene|28F47ADECD376494878AE58B395B3A2616B6B5DF|sspB]'' mutant is sensitive to ionizing radiation [Pubmed|24123749]a [gene|80B5DAED9B4BD015D877DB4819AB25FC5F165C6D|sspA] [gene|28F47ADECD376494878AE58B395B3A2616B6B5DF|sspB] double mutant is sensitive to blue light-induced DNA damage [pubmed|30054368]The protein
Protein family
[SW|Alpha/beta-type SASP family] (according to UniProt)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|80B5DAED9B4BD015D877DB4819AB25FC5F165C6D|SspA], [protein|9E1B3A6289F2C94F9088FA14CE8939E208DE9FEA|SspC], [protein|AEFA4CE1588C7EC7FCB01312A172093D12B2B206|SspD] Modification
phosphorylated on Ser-6, Ser-7, and Ser-45 [Pubmed|26381121]phosphorylated on Arg-65 [pubmed|31221751]Structure
[PDB|2Z3X] ([protein|9E1B3A6289F2C94F9088FA14CE8939E208DE9FEA|SspC] in complex with DNA, 78% identity)Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|28F47ADECD376494878AE58B395B3A2616B6B5DF|sspB]
description
[Pubmed|3009398]
sigma factors
[protein|5F24258282F3166B7696B9E9ABC1706E4D06C944|SigG]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|15699190], in [regulon|5F24258282F3166B7696B9E9ABC1706E4D06C944|SigG regulon]regulatory mechanism
[protein|01EF886D3D004EA9B22AC5E75D50FF07D8631E68|SpoVT]: activation, [Pubmed|8755877], in [regulon|01EF886D3D004EA9B22AC5E75D50FF07D8631E68|SpoVT regulon]regulation
expressed during sporulation in the forespore ([protein|search|SigG], [SW|SpoVT]) [Pubmed|15699190,8755877]additional information
the mRNA half-life is about 13 min [PubMed|24163345]view in new tabadditional information
the mRNA belongs to the 46 most abundant mRNA species in dormant spores [pubmed|30782632]Biological materials
Mutant
1S111 (no resistance), [Pubmed|3087950], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1S111&Search=1S111 BGSC]1S113 (no resistance), [Pubmed|3125155], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1S113&Search=1S113 BGSC]BKE09750 ([gene|28F47ADECD376494878AE58B395B3A2616B6B5DF|sspB]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE09750 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGTGTAAAATCTCCTTTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAACAATTCAATATATGGCTBKK09750 ([gene|28F47ADECD376494878AE58B395B3A2616B6B5DF|sspB]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK09750 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGTGTAAAATCTCCTTTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAACAATTCAATATATGGCTGFP fusion
GP996 (cat, based on pSG1151), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labReferences
16707666,1900507,2456528,3009398,11092849,7608092,15458366,19542328,8755877,23064347,3087950,3125155,24163345,24123749,26381121,30054368,30782632,31221751