Protein
Spore germination protein B3
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Involved in the response to the germinative mixture of L-asparagine, glucose, fructose and potassium ions (AGFK). Cannot stimulate germination in the absence of gerD and gerK gene products (fructose and glucose receptors respectively).
Similarity
Belongs to the GerABKC lipoprotein family.
Sequence
MKTASKFSVMFFMLLALCGCWDVKDIEQLSFARGLAIDETNDHQYKLTYQNLLPQSEDSQASGKPEFVNVTSHGKTILEAVSDVSIKDPPVYSDHLKVILLGEKLMRNQNVDQVLNHFIRDDELRRSSYLMAARGNAADVFTKGNPNQQQPMPSEKLIDLTTHSGYNGKIMIPLRIGRASVYSQNGYSYLIQAVKNEKGKAKYDGAGIIKRGSNKLVGFLSADETQTLSWVMGTIQGGVMPTTDKGHPITFEIKKSKTKIKPVIENGKPVFHISVKTKGILTEDQNPNENSFSKSYLHRLENIFEKKLERDVKQVMDKLQHEYKTDPVFLSDHIRIQHPDYWNKVKGHWDEIFSETDFKYDISFKIINFGTVGK