ArticleJournal of bacteriology2008
The Bacillus cereus GerN and GerT protein homologs have distinct roles in spore germination and outgrowth, respectively.
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- Bacterial spore germination receptors are nutrient-gated ion channels.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Genomic versus Plasmid-Borne Expression of Germinant Receptor Proteins in Bacillus cereus Strain 14579Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Genetic Environment of cry1 Genes Indicates Their Common Origin.Genome biology and evolution · 2017Article
- Two Putative Polysaccharide Deacetylases Are Required for Osmotic Stability and Cell Shape Maintenance in Bacillus anthracis.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2015Article
- Collagen-like glycoprotein BclS is involved in the formation of filamentous structures of the Lysinibacillus sphaericus exosporium.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2014Article
- Conserved and diversified gene families of monovalent cation/h(+) antiporters from algae to flowering plants.Frontiers in plant science · 2012Article
- A novel spore protein, ExsM, regulates formation of the exosporium in Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis and affects spore size and shape.Journal of bacteriology · 2010Article
- GerO, a putative Na+/H+-K+ antiporter, is essential for normal germination of spores of the pathogenic bacterium Clostridium perfringens.Journal of bacteriology · 2009Article
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Abstract
The GerT protein of Bacillus cereus shares 74% amino acid identity with its homolog GerN. The latter is a Na(+)/H(+)-K(+) antiporter that is required for normal spore germination in inosine. The germination properties of single and double mutants of B. cereus ATCC 10876 reveal that unlike GerN, which is required for all germination responses that involve the GerI germinant receptor, the GerT protein does not have a significant role in germination, although it is required for the residual GerI-mediated inosine germination response of a gerN mutant. In contrast, GerT has a significant role in outgrowth; gerT mutant spores do not outgrow efficiently under alkaline conditions and outgrow more slowly than the wild type in the presence of high NaCl concentrations. The GerT protein in B. cereus therefore contributes to the success of spore outgrowth from the germinated state during alkaline or Na(+) stress.
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