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spore germination protein GerW family protein
Most members of this family are GerW (previously YtfJ), a protein required for germination in endospore-forming Firmicutes in response to alanine, but additional members of the family are found in Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Archaea, etc.
GerW family sporulation protein
Members of this protein family, exemplified by YtfJ of Bacillus subtilis (now renamed GerW), are encoded by bacterial genomes if and only if the species is capable of endospore formation. YtfJ was confirmed in spores of Bacillus subtilis; it appears to be expressed in the forespore under control of SigF (see PMID:12480901).
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