The Morphogenetic Protein CotE Positions Exosporium Proteins CotY and ExsY during Sporulation of Bacillus cereus

Abstract

, and we studied the localization and interdependencies of proteins essential for exosporium morphogenesis. We discovered that these proteins form a morphogenetic scaffold before a complete exosporium or coat is detectable. We describe how the different proteins localize to the scaffold and how they subsequently assemble around the spore, and we present a model for the assembly of the exosporium.