title: Bacillus megaterium spore protein C-3: nucleotide sequence of its gene and the amino acid sequence at its spore protease cleavage site.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of the Bacillus megaterium gene coding for spore-specific protein C-3 has been determined. The gene codes for 65 amino acids and the coding sequence is preceded by an efficient ribosome-binding site. The predicted protein C-3 sequence agrees with both the amino acid composition and the amino terminal sequence of protein C-3, and shows homology (approx. 65% of all residues are identical) with the sequences of the analogous proteins A and C of B. megaterium. Protein C-3 is cleaved by the sequence-specific B. megaterium spore protease, and the amino acid sequence at the new amino-terminus generated is identical to that predicted from the gene sequence, and homologous to the spore protease cleavage sites in the A and C proteins. The protein C-3 gene also shares a number of features with the previously sequenced protein C gene in both upstream and downstream flanking sequence.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D012808:Sigma Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012808:Sigma Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; C092468:spoIIR protein, Bacillus subtilis; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases