Regulatory membrane-associated serine protease; Plays a central role in the sigma-K checkpoint which coordinates gene expression during the later stages of spore formation. The protease is activated by trans cleavage of the zymogen precursor producing SpoIVB-45 kDa. This undergoes further trimming by cis cleavage to form SpoIVB-43 kDa and SpoIVB-42 kDa. The protease then cleaves the C-terminus of the SpoIVFA metalloprotease activating the latter.

Small acid-soluble spore protein (thioredoxin-like protein); Evidence 1a: Function experimentally demonstrated in the studied strain; Product type f: factor; Belongs to the Tlp family.

Holliday junction DNA helicase, ATP-dependent component; The RuvA-RuvB complex in the presence of ATP renatures cruciform structure in supercoiled DNA with palindromic sequence, indicating that it may promote strand exchange reactions in homologous recombination. RuvAB is a helicase that mediates the Holliday junction migration by localized denaturation and reannealing (By similarity). Stimulates the resolution of Holliday junctions by RecU.

Holliday junction DNA helicase; The RuvA-RuvB complex in the presence of ATP renatures cruciform structure in supercoiled DNA with palindromic sequence, indicating that it may promote strand exchange reactions in homologous recombination. RuvAB is a helicase that mediates the Holliday junction migration by localized denaturation and reannealing. RuvA stimulates, in the presence of DNA, the weak ATPase activity of RuvB.

Conserved hypothetical protein; Evidence 4: Homologs of previously reported genes of unknown function.

S-adenosylmethionine tRNA ribosyltransferase-isomerase; Transfers and isomerizes the ribose moiety from AdoMet to the 7-aminomethyl group of 7-deazaguanine (preQ1-tRNA) to give epoxyqueuosine (oQ-tRNA).

Stage V sporulation protein AB; Evidence 1a: Function experimentally demonstrated in the studied strain; Product type cp: cell process.

Spore maturation protein; Involved in spore core dehydration; might be involved in the transport of something into or out of the forespore or could be required for some modification of the cortex peptidoglycan structure; Belongs to the SpmB family.

Spore maturation protein; Involved in spore core dehydration; might be involved in the transport of something into or out of the forespore or could be required for some modification of the cortex peptidoglycan structure.