SpoIVCB
- Description: sporulation-specific sigma factor (SigK) (N-terminal half), other part: spoIIIC
| Gene name | spoIVCB |
| Synonyms | cisB, sigK |
| Essential | no |
| Product | RNA polymerase sporulation-specific sigma factor (sigma-K) (N-terminal half) |
| Function | late mother cell-specific gene expression |
| MW, pI | 17 kDa, 8.208 |
| Gene length, protein length | 468 bp, 156 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | nucB, spoIVCA |
| Gene sequence (+200bp) | Protein sequence |
| Caution: The sequence for this gene in SubtiList contains errors | |
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: sigma-70 factor family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Genes controlled by SigK
gerE, lipC, surC, yabG, yndL, yitB-yitA-yisZ
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry: P12254
- KEGG entry: BSU25760
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information: SigK is activated by processing of pro-SigK by the SpoIVFB metalloprotease
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
- Arthur Aronson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA homepage
- Charles Moran, Emory University, NC, USA homepage
Your additional remarks
References
- Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed
