ID   GERQA_BACCE             Reviewed;         499 AA.
AC   Q93LK9;
DT   19-MAR-2014, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-DEC-2001, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 36.
DE   RecName: Full=Spore germination protein GerQA;
GN   Name=gerQA;
OS   Bacillus cereus.
OC   Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus;
OC   Bacillus cereus group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=1396;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA], AND FUNCTION.
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 10876 / DSM 9378 / NRRL B-569;
RX   PubMed=12101297; DOI=10.1099/00221287-148-7-2089;
RA   Barlass P.J., Houston C.W., Clements M.O., Moir A.;
RT   "Germination of Bacillus cereus spores in response to L-alanine and to
RT   inosine: the roles of gerL and gerQ operons.";
RL   Microbiology 148:2089-2095(2002).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Required for the germination response to inosine. Has no role
CC       in L-alanine germination. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12101297}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Membrane {ECO:0000305}; Multi-pass membrane
CC       protein {ECO:0000305}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the GerABKA family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   EMBL; AY037930; AAK63174.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_000806094.1; NZ_VEIQ01000003.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q93LK9; -.
DR   SMR; Q93LK9; -.
DR   GO; GO:0016021; C:integral component of membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0009847; P:spore germination; IEA:InterPro.
DR   InterPro; IPR004995; Spore_Ger.
DR   Pfam; PF03323; GerA; 1.
DR   PIRSF; PIRSF005690; GerBA; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Germination; Membrane; Transmembrane; Transmembrane helix.
FT   CHAIN           1..499
FT                   /note="Spore germination protein GerQA"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000425703"
FT   TRANSMEM        285..305
FT                   /note="Helical"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT   TRANSMEM        376..396
FT                   /note="Helical"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT   TRANSMEM        409..429
FT                   /note="Helical"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
SQ   SEQUENCE   499 AA;  56786 MW;  0B1DC4B1699F2CD1 CRC64;
     MKPYGKIPDN SIKSLQDLMQ LLKKSKDFIT LEIASNNSSI VISYFRTLID VNIFHEEVLT
     YIKEKSFNSL QDIHSVLPFE NSKITNQIED IQDSILNGYI LIQYDTDKLN CLLVNVSKKE
     KRDITKAEIE YNIVGPQIAF VEDLDVNLNL VRRKLPTPYL QMKELKVGSL SNTTVAIVFI
     EGIVNDQNLQ EIIKRVSQIK TDHVLDSTYL MQLIADNPNS IFPQFLNTER PDRVAAVLAE
     GKIALFVDGS PYAITLPTTL IDFFSTTEDY TMPWIIASFF RLLRLFAFIF SVLTTPLYVS
     ILTYHYELIP KELLETLIIS RSKVPFPPLI EALFLEITIE LLREAGARLP TKVGLTVGIV
     GGIVIGQASV EASLTSNVLI IIVALSALSS FTAPIYRIGN TIRVIRFPFI ISAHLLGLLG
     IVLTSSLLLA RLLRTESLRR PYLFPFYPTR PTDWKDSIIR MPISAMFRRP IFSRSKQRFR
     FNPEEVEKNK ILSRNDFDD