UniProt functional annotation for P39739

UniProt code: P39739.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Essential for filament assembly (PubMed:23144244). May act as a facilitator of flagellin (hag) secretion. Antagonizes translational repressor CsrA indirectly (PubMed:23144244). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23144244}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer (PubMed:23144244, PubMed:16021622). Interacts directly with flagellin (hag), forms a 3-way complex of Hag, FliS and FliW in which Flis and FliW do not directly interact (PubMed:23144244). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23144244, ECO:0000305|PubMed:16021622}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000305}.
Disruption phenotype: Severe defect in motility on agar plates, forms multiple short filament stubs on the cell surface, decreased expression of flagellin (hag), 30-fold decrease in Hag secretion. All phenotypes are partially suppressed by deletion of csrA, which increases translation of Hag (PubMed:23144244). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23144244}.
Similarity: Belongs to the FliS family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.