"the protein was detected in the inner membrane of spores, but it was also present at a high level in spore integuments (comprising coat, cortex and germ cell wall layers)"

"The GerD protein of Bacillus subtilis is required for efficient spore germination in l-alanine, and for germination in the alternative germinant combination of amino acids plus sugars. Only germination via nutrient receptors is affected in the mutant."

"The GerD protein is predicted to be a lipoprotein that is produced in the forespore compartment of the sporulating cell"

"The 121-residue core polypeptide of GerD (GerD⁶⁰⁻¹⁸⁰) from Geobacillus stearothermophilus forms a stable α-helical trimer in aqueous solution"

"GerD mediates clustering of germination proteins in the inner membrane of dormant spores and thus promotes the rapid and cooperative germination response to nutrients"

"alterations in the GerD trimer structure have profound effects on nutrient germination. This important structure-function relationship of trimeric GerD is supported by our identification of a dominant negative gerD mutation in B. subtilis"

"We demonstrate that 5AF and FigP interact, form oligomers in vivo, and colocalize with GerA family receptors in spores"

"GerD is a membrane-associated lipoprotein anchored at the outer surface of the spore IM and co-localizes with GR subunits in a single discrete focus (germinosome) in dormant spores. GerD-GFP alone forms a single focus, supporting a scaffold role for the organization of GRs in the membrane"

"GerD promotes clustering and proper function of GR complexes (A/B/C subunits) in the IM, thereby enabling rapid initiation of germination in response to nutrient germinants"