Genome Property Definition Page
| Accession | GenProp0049 |
| Name | spore formation |
| Type | PHENOTYPIC |
| Description | YES NO CRYPTIC A spore is tough, durable, metabolically inert differentiated form of an organism, capable of returning to active growth (germination) under the right conditions. The property is set to YES if the literature consistently describes a developmental stage as a spore or process as sporulation, even if biochemical and physical mechanisms differ substantially. Sporulation is described as CRYPTIC if genes are found that predict sporulation but spores have never been seen. Bacillus subtilis undergoes a well-studied sporulation procedure with an asymmetrical partition between mother cell and forespore compartments. Streptomyes, in contrast, differentiates to form aerial mycelia where sporulation occurs. |
| Parent Property | GenProp0074: virulence GenProp0167: cellular growth, organization and division |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0030436: asexual sporulation (biological_process) |
Parent Properties
| Accession | Name |
|---|---|
| GenProp0074 | virulence |
| GenProp0167 | cellular growth, organization and division |
Child Properties
| Accession | Name |
|---|---|
| GenProp0610 | endospore formation marker gene set |
Sibling Properties
| Accession | Name |
|---|---|
| GenProp0032 | pathogen of plants |
| GenProp0051 | urease |
| GenProp0052 | type III secretion |
| GenProp0056 | type IV pilus |
| GenProp0062 | capsule |
| GenProp0154 | intrinsic pathogen of animals |
| GenProp0648 | phage shock protein regulon |
| GenProp0707 | botulinum toxin system |
| GenProp0849 | quorum-sensing, Bacillus PlcR-PapR system |
| GenProp0165 | minCDE system |
| GenProp0166 | mreBCD system |
| GenProp0173 | cell shape |
| GenProp0201 | SMC-ScpA-ScpB complex |
| GenProp0206 | bacterial cell division septum system |
| GenProp0296 | intracytoplasmic membranes |
| GenProp0460 | gas vesicle |
| GenProp0678 | c-type cytochrome biogenesis, system I |
| GenProp0680 | c-type cytochrome biogenesis, system II |