ENTRAF

An Encyclopedia of well-annotated DNA-binding TRanscription factors in Bacteria and Archaea.

Transcription factor information

General information

ENTRAF ID ENTRAF0004
Gene name gerE
Uniprot ID GERE_BACSU
Organism Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Aminoacid sequence MKEKEFQSKPLLTKREREVFELLVQDKTTKEIASELFISEKTVRNHISNAMQKLGVKGRSQAVVELLRMGELEL
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Length 74

Functional information

Function Uniprot Involved in the regulation of spore formation. Directs the transcription of several genes that encode structural components of the protein coat that encases the mature spore (CotB, CotC, CotG, CotS, CotV, CotW, CotX, CotY and CotZ). Controls also the cgeAB and cgeCDE operons.
Role Repressor
Protein family GerE
Structure (PDB ID) 1FSE

Reference

Pubmed ID 17962296

Experimental evidences

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