FtsE

• Description: ABC transporter (ATP-binding protein) (FtsE-FtsX), required for proper activation of Spo0A and initiation of sporulation
  
  

Gene name	ftsE
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	ABC transporter (ATP-binding protein)
Function	initiation of sporulation
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: ftsE
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: FtsE
MW, pI	25 kDa, 8.419
Gene length, protein length	684 bp, 228 aa
Immediate neighbours	ftsX, cccB
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

ABC transporters, phosphorelay, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

Spo0A regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU35260

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:
  • FtsE-FtsX PubMed

• Localization: membrane associated (via FtsX) PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O34814

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: ftsE-ftsX (according to DBTBS)

• Expression browser: ftsE PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • repressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • Spo0A: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: