Protein Domain : Spore coat protein U IPR007893

Type	Domain
Description	This domain is found in protein U, a spore coat protein produced at the late stage of development of Myxococcus xanthus. Protein U is produced as a secretory precursor, pro-protein U, which is then secreted across the membrane to assemble on the spore surface [ ]. This domain is also found in a number of the genes within a conserved polycistronic operon that encodes a novel chaperone-usher pili assembly system. Examples are CsuA/B of Acinetobacter baumannii, and the CsuA, CsuB and CsuE of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and the related genes of Yersinia pestis. In A. baumannii, csuC and csuE are required in the early steps of the process that that leads to biofilm formation. The conservation of the genes and gene order among unrelated bacteria, suggests that the csu operon is widespread and is involved in surface pilus formation which allows the bacteria to form biofilms on abiotic surfaces, a property that may aid there survival in their natural environment [ ].
Short Name	Spore_coat_U