Definition Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168 chromosome, complete genome.
Accession NC_000964
Length 4,215,606

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The map label for this gene is sspA

Identifier: 16080009

GI number: 16080009

Start: 3025445

End: 3025654

Strand: Reverse

Name: sspA

Synonym: BSU29570

Alternate gene names: 16080009

Gene position: 3025654-3025445 (Counterclockwise)

Preceding gene: 255767679

Following gene: 255767678

Centisome position: 71.77

GC content: 43.33

Gene sequence:

>210_bases
ATGGCTAACAATAACTCAGGTAACAGCAACAACCTTTTAGTACCAGGAGCTGCTCAAGCGATCGACCAAATGAAATTAGA
AATCGCTTCTGAATTCGGTGTAAACCTTGGAGCAGACACAACTTCTCGCGCTAACGGTTCTGTTGGAGGAGAGATCACAA
AACGTCTTGTATCTTTTGCTCAACAAAACATGGGCGGAGGACAATTCTAA

Upstream 100 bases:

>100_bases
CTTTTAAATCAATTTTCAGCTCCTGTATACAATTACCAAAGTTTTTCTGAATGAAGCCATGTGTTTTGACACATTCTATA
CTCACAAGGAGGTGAGACAC

Downstream 100 bases:

>100_bases
TTTACAATTTCACATAATGGCTTAGGAGTGGGGGTATCCCCACTCTTTTTCATTTTTTACATATAAAAAAGGACCAGCGG
CCTATAAAATCTATGTTTAC

Product: small acid-soluble spore protein

Products: NA

Alternate protein names: SASP

Number of amino acids: Translated: 69; Mature: 68

Protein sequence:

>69_residues
MANNNSGNSNNLLVPGAAQAIDQMKLEIASEFGVNLGADTTSRANGSVGGEITKRLVSFAQQNMGGGQF

Sequences:

>Translated_69_residues
MANNNSGNSNNLLVPGAAQAIDQMKLEIASEFGVNLGADTTSRANGSVGGEITKRLVSFAQQNMGGGQF
>Mature_68_residues
ANNNSGNSNNLLVPGAAQAIDQMKLEIASEFGVNLGADTTSRANGSVGGEITKRLVSFAQQNMGGGQF

Specific function: SASP are bound to spore DNA. They are double-stranded DNA-binding proteins that cause DNA to change to an a-like conformation. They protect the DNA backbone from chemical and enzymatic cleavage and are thus involved in dormant spore's high resistance to U

COG id: NA

COG function: NA

Gene ontology:

Cell location: Cytoplasmic

Metaboloic importance: NA

Operon status: Not Known

Operon components: None

Similarity: Belongs to the alpha/beta-type SASP family

Homologues:

None

Paralogues:

None

Copy number: NA

Swissprot (AC and ID): SSPA_BACSU (P04831)

Other databases:

- EMBL:   M12620
- EMBL:   AF008220
- EMBL:   AL009126
- PIR:   A24546
- RefSeq:   NP_390835.1
- ProteinModelPortal:   P04831
- SMR:   P04831
- EnsemblBacteria:   EBBACT00000000477
- GeneID:   937338
- GenomeReviews:   AL009126_GR
- KEGG:   bsu:BSU29570
- NMPDR:   fig|224308.1.peg.2960
- GenoList:   BSU29570
- GeneTree:   EBGT00050000001587
- HOGENOM:   HBG727578
- OMA:   ALEQMKY
- ProtClustDB:   CLSK2752479
- BioCyc:   BSUB:BSU29570-MONOMER
- InterPro:   IPR001448
- InterPro:   IPR018126

Pfam domain/function: PF00269 SASP

EC number: NA

Molecular weight: Translated: 7071; Mature: 6940

Theoretical pI: Translated: 4.67; Mature: 4.67

Prosite motif: PS00304 SASP_1; PS00684 SASP_2

Important sites: NA

Signals:

None

Transmembrane regions:

None

Cys/Met content:

0.0 %Cys     (Translated Protein)
4.3 %Met     (Translated Protein)
4.3 %Cys+Met (Translated Protein)
0.0 %Cys     (Mature Protein)
2.9 %Met     (Mature Protein)
2.9 %Cys+Met (Mature Protein)

Secondary structure:

>Translated Secondary Structure
MANNNSGNSNNLLVPGAAQAIDQMKLEIASEFGVNLGADTTSRANGSVGGEITKRLVSFA
CCCCCCCCCCCEECCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHH
QQNMGGGQF
HHCCCCCCC
>Mature Secondary Structure 
ANNNSGNSNNLLVPGAAQAIDQMKLEIASEFGVNLGADTTSRANGSVGGEITKRLVSFA
CCCCCCCCCCEECCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHH
QQNMGGGQF
HHCCCCCCC

PDB accession: NA

Resolution: NA

Structure class: Alpha

Cofactors: NA

Metal ions: NA

Kcat value (1/min): NA

Specific activity: NA

Km value (mM): NA

Substrates: NA

Specific reaction: NA

General reaction: NA

Inhibitor: NA

Structure determination priority: 10.0

TargetDB status: NA

Availability: NA

References: 3009398; 9387221; 9384377