UniProt functional annotation for O32218

UniProt code: O32218.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Required for the stabilization, possibly via formation of a disulfide bond, of the obligatory competence protein ComGC. May be required for the stability of secreted proteins with disulfide bonds. Not required for sporulation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11744713}.
 
Developmental stage: A late competence gene, expression is enhanced in the presence of ComK.
Disruption phenotype: Cells partially restore cytochrome c oxidase activity in a CcdA-deficient mutant, possibly because the bacteria can no longer oxidize the 2 heme-binding thiol groups in apocytochrome c. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11844773}.
Similarity: Belongs to the thioredoxin family. DsbA subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.