Protein
ComE operon protein 3
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
The comE operon is required for the binding and uptake of transforming DNA. ComEC is required for internalization but is dispensable for DNA binding.
Similarity
To H.influenzae REC2, N.gonorrhoeae ComA and E.coli YcaI.
Sequence
MRNSRLLLPMAAASATAGITAAAYFPAIFLFILFLLIILIKTRHAFLIIVCFFSFILFFVLYAVTDSQNVSSYRQGTYQFKAVIDTIPKIDGDRMSMMVETPDKEKWAAAYRIQSAGEKEQLLYIEPGMSCELTGTLEEPNHATVPGAFDYNEYLYRQHIHWNYSVTSIQNCSEPENFKYKVLSLRKHIISFTNSLLPPDSTGIVQALTVGDRFYVEDEVLTAYQKLGVVHLLAISGLHVGILTAGLFYIMIRLGITREKASILLLLFLPLYVMLTGAAPSVLRAALMSGVYLAGSLVKWRVRSATAICLSYIVLLLFNPYHLFEAGFQLSFAVSFSLILSSSIFQQVKTSLGQLTIVSLIAQLGSLPILLYHFHQFSIISVPMNMLMVPFYTFCILPGAVAGVLLLSLSASFGRLFFSWFDLLISWINRLITNIADVDVFTIMIAHPAPVLLFLFTVTIILLLMAIEKRSLSQLMVTGGICCTVMFLLFIYPCLSSEGEVDMIDIGQGDSMFVGAPHQRGRVLIDTGGTLSYSSEPWREKQHPFSLGEKVLIPFLTAKGIKQLDALILTHADQDHIGEAEILLKHHKVKRLVIPKGFVSEPKDEKVLQAAREEGVAIEEVKRGDVLQIKDLQFHVLSPEAPDPASKNNSSLVLWMETGGMSWILTGDLEKEGEQEVMNVFPNIKADVLKVGHHGSKGSTGEEFIQQLQPKTAIISAGKNNRYHHPHQKVLQLLQRHSIRVLRTDQNGTIQYRYKNRVGTFSVYPPYDTSDITETN