SkfF

• Description: ABC transporter (permease), export of the spore killing factor
  
  

Gene name	skfF
Synonyms	ybdB
Essential	no
Product	ABC transporter (permease)
Function	export of the spore killing factor SkfA
MW, pI	51 kDa, 9.222
Gene length, protein length	1344 bp, 448 aa
Immediate neighbours	skfE, skfG
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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Extended information on the protein

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• Localization: membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: O31428

• KEGG entry: BSU01960

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: skfA-skfB-skfC-skfD-skfE-skfF-skfG-skfH PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

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• Additional information: Northern blotting during during phosphate limitation showed an intense 0.25 kb skfA-specific transcript, and a weaker 6.5 kb skfA-skfB-skfC-skfD-skfE-skfF-skfG-skfH transcript. PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant:

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• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

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References

1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed