| Accession | TIGR02903 |
| Name | spore_lon_C |
| Function | ATP-dependent protease, Lon family |
| Gene Symbol | lonC |
| Trusted Cutoff | 678.80 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 678.80 |
| Noise Cutoff | 583.30 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 583.30 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 3.4.21.- |
| HMM Length | 615 |
| Mainrole Category | Protein fate |
| Subrole Category | Degradation of proteins, peptides, and glycopeptides |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0004252: serine-type endopeptidase activity molecular_function |
| | GO:0006508: proteolysis biological_process |
| | GO:0016887: ATPase activity molecular_function |
| | GO:0030436: asexual sporulation biological_process |
| Author | Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Mar 21 2006 11:58AM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | Members of this protein family resemble the widely distributed ATP-dependent protease La, also called Lon and LonA. It resembles even more closely LonB, which is a LonA paralog found in genomes if and only if the species is capable of endospore formation (as in Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium tetani, and select other members of the Firmicutes) and expressed specifically in the forespore compartment. Members of this family are restricted to a subset of spore-forming species, and are very likely to participate in the program of endospore formation. We propose the designation LonC. |
