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STRING protein interaction network
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skfASporulation killing factor A; Produces a 26-residue extracellular sporulation filling factor (SKF) that induces the lysis of other B.subtilis cells that have not entered the sporulation pathway, providing a source of nutrients to support sporulation, and at the same time delaying commitment to the energetically expensive and irreversible onset of sporulation. Can also inhibit growth of other bacteria at high concentrations. Addition of SKF to solid cultures induces killing, but it is much less effective than SDP (AC O34344). Has a role in protecting the secreted lipase LipA against pro [...] (55 aa)    
Predicted Functional Partners:
skfB
Synthesis of sporulation killing factor A; Catalyzes the formation of the thioether bond required for production of the sporulation killing factor (SKF) from SkfA. Forms the cysteine-methionine thioether bond found in SKF; the acceptor amino acid can be hydrophobic, aromatic or a small hydrophilic amino acid but not a larger hydrophilic amino acid, i.e. Met=Ala, Phe, Leu, Tyr>Asn, Ser>>Gln, Glu, Lys. The relative position of Cys and Met in the substrate cannot be inverted, in vitro the thioether bond cannot be made in the absence of the SkfA propeptide, suggesting this is the first rea [...]
  
  
 0.986
skfC
Sporulation killing factor biosynthesis and export; Required for production of the bacteriocin SkfA.
  
  
 0.980
skfF
Sporulation killing factor biosynthesis and export; Probably part of the ABC transporter SkfEF involved in the export of the bacteriocin SKF. Probably responsible for the translocation of bacteriocin SkfA across the membrane.
  
  
 0.951
spbC
Killing factor SdpC; Produces a 42-residue extracellular sporulation delaying protein (SDP) that collapses the proton motive force (probably both the membrane potential and pH gradient) across the cell membrane, which leads to autolysis; may form a proton channel. Induces the lysis of other B.subtilis cells that have not entered the sporulation pathway, inducing cannibalism to provide a source of nutrients to support sporulation, and at the same time delaying commitment to the energetically expensive and irreversible onset of sporulation. Addition of SDP to liquid cultures halts growth [...]
   
  
 0.947
skfE
Sporulation killing factor biosynthesis and export; Probably part of the ABC transporter SkfEF involved in the export of the bacteriocin SKF. Probably responsible for energy coupling to the transport system.
  
  
 0.937
skfH
Sibling killing effect; Required for production of the bacteriocin SkfA.
  
  
 0.925
skfG
Sporulation killing factor biosynthesis and export; Required for production of the bacteriocin SkfA.
  
  
 0.885
sdpA
Export of killing factor; Required for the maturation of SdpC to SDP. Not required for SdpC signal peptide cleavage, secretion from the cell or disulfide bond formation.
   
  
 0.765
spo0A
Response regulator; May play the central regulatory role in sporulation. It may be an element of the effector pathway responsible for the activation of sporulation genes in response to nutritional stress. Spo0A may act in concert with Spo0H (a sigma factor) to control the expression of some genes that are critical to the sporulation process. Repressor of abrB, activator of the spoIIa operon. Binds the DNA sequence 5'-TGNCGAA-3' (0A box).
   
  
 0.755
sdpR
Transcriptional regulator (ArsR family); Represses the transcription of the sdpIR operon and of several other operons that probably contribute to delaying commitment to sporulation.
   
  
 0.690
Your Current Organism:
Bacillus subtilis 168
NCBI taxonomy Id: 224308
Other names: B. subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. BGSC 1A700
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