smiA [Mon Dec 28 2015 17:30:44 GMT+0100 (CET)]

swarming motility inhibitor A, adaptor protein for LonA-mediated degradation of SwrA

locus: BSU35319

pI: 4.00

mw: 15.00 kDa

function: control of swarming motility

product: adaptor protein for LonA-mediated degradation of SwrA

essential: no

synonyms: yvzG

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.1|Motility and chemotaxis] → [category|SW 4.1.1.1|Signal transduction in motility and chemotaxis] → [category|SW 4.1.1.1.5|Additional chemotaxis signal transduction and regulatory proteins]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|motility and chemotaxis]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 3,631,763 -> 3,632,140

Phenotypes of a mutant

• presence of predifferentiated swarmer cells in liquid medium [Pubmed|25538299]
• A mutation in ''smiA'' suppresses the motility defect of a ''[protein|search|lytC]'' mutant [Pubmed|19542270]

The protein

[SW|Interactions]

• [protein|search|LonA]-[protein|search|SmiA] [Pubmed|25538299]
• [protein|search|SmiA]-[protein|search|SwrA] (degradation) [Pubmed|25538299]

Biological materials

Mutant

• available in the [SW|Daniel Kearns] lab

Labs working on this gene/protein

• [SW|Daniel Kearns], Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, [http://www.bio.indiana.edu/facultyresearch/faculty/Kearns.html homepage]

References

• 19542270,25538299