Protein
Sporulation-specific extracellular nuclease
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Degrades both double-stranded linear and covalently closed circular DNA. Likely to play a scavenging role in order to supply nutrients under starvation conditions.
Similarity
To B.subtilis NucA/ComI.
Sequence
MKKWMAGLFLAAAVLLCLMVPQQIQGASSYDKVLYFPLSRYPETGSHIRDAIAEGHPDICTIDRDGADKRREESLKGIPTKPGYDRDEWPMAVCEEGGAGADVRYVTPSDNRGAGSWVGNQMSSYPDGTRVLFIVQ