HMM Summary Page: TIGR00647
| Accession | TIGR00647 |
| Name | DNA_bind_WhiA |
| Function | DNA-binding protein WhiA |
| Gene Symbol | whiA |
| Trusted Cutoff | 44.10 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 44.10 |
| Noise Cutoff | 38.25 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 38.25 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| HMM Length | 304 |
| Mainrole Category | Hypothetical proteins |
| Subrole Category | Conserved |
| Author | Loftus BJ, Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Nov 3 1999 10:19AM |
| Last Modified | May 27 2014 6:33PM |
| Comment | This family describes a DNA-binding protein widely conserved in Gram-positive bacteria, and occasionally occurring elsewhere, such as in Thermotoga. It is associated with cell division, and in sporulating organisms with sporulation. |
| References | RN [1] RM PMID:24097947 RT The conserved DNA-binding protein WhiA is involved in cell division in Bacillus subtilis. RA Surdova K, Gamba P, Claessen D, Siersma T, Jonker MJ, Errington J, Hamoen LW RL J Bacteriol. 2013 Dec;195(24):5450-60. doi: 10.1128/JB.00507-13. RN [2] RM PMID:10986251 RT WhiA, a protein of unknown function conserved among gram-positive bacteria, is essential for sporulation in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). RA Ainsa JA, Ryding NJ, Hartley N, Findlay KC, Bruton CJ, Chater KF RL J Bacteriol. 2000 Oct;182(19):5470-8. |