Protein Domain : Putative competence-induced protein Ccs4 IPR016978

Type	Family
Description	Competence is the ability of a cell to take up exogenous DNA from its environment, resulting in transformation. It is widespread among bacteria and is probably an important mechanism for the horizontal transfer of genes. DNA usually becomes available by the death and lysis of other cells. Competent bacteria use components of extracellular filaments called type 4 pili to create pores in their membranes and pull DNA through the pores into the cytoplasm. This process, including the development of competence and the expression of the uptake machinery, is regulated in response to cell-cell signalling and/or nutritional conditions [ ].These proteins are part of a set in Streptococcus pneumoniae that undergo late induction by competence pheromone [ ]. There is currently no data that address the function, nor is it known if induction occurs in other species. However, the proteins are predicted to be integral membrane proteins (with several transmembrane segments).
Short Name	Competence-induced_Ccs4