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Structural highlights

Function

OBG_BACSU Necessary for the transition from vegetative growth to stage 0 or stage II of sporulation, but sporulation subsequent to these stages is unaffected at 45 degrees Celsius. This ts effect is probably due solely to the E-79 mutation. Required for expression of early sporulation genes, further suggesting a role in the induction of sporulation. Depletion effects on sporulation can be partially suppressed by missense mutations in spo0A. Strains depleted for obg stop growing after about 3 hours and do not induce the sigma-B factor following ethanol stress. It cofractionates with the ribosome and upstream stress response regulators RsbR, RsbS and RsbT in size fractionation columns, suggesting the ribosome might serve as a possible mediator of the activity of obg and the stress induction of sigma-B. In glycerol gradients partially associates with ribosomes; this is stabilized by a nonhydrolyzable GTP-analog and to a lesser extent GTP and GDP.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• GTP-binding protein 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Vidwans SJ, Ireton K, Grossman AD. Possible role for the essential GTP-binding protein Obg in regulating the initiation of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 1995 Jun;177(11):3308-11. PMID:7768831
2. ↑ Scott JM, Haldenwang WG. Obg, an essential GTP binding protein of Bacillus subtilis, is necessary for stress activation of transcription factor sigma(B). J Bacteriol. 1999 Aug;181(15):4653-60. PMID:10419966