tuaF

biosynthesis of teichuronic acid

Locus: BSU_35560

Isoelectric point: 4.55

Molecular weight: 24.99 kDa

Protein length: 226 aa

Gene length: 681 bp

Function: biosynthesis of teichuronic acid

Product: unknown

Essential: no

Synonyms: yvhF

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Cellular processes → Cell envelope and cell division → Cell wall synthesis → Biosynthesis of teichuronic acid
• Metabolism → Additional metabolic pathways → Biosynthesis of cell wall components → Biosynthesis of teichuronic acid
• Lifestyles → Sporulation → Sporulation proteins → Sporulation proteins/ other
• Groups of genes → Membrane proteins

Gene

Coordinates: 3,651,879 3,652,559

The protein

Localization

• cell membrane (according to UniProt)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: tuaA/2-tuaA/1-tuaB-tuaC-tuaD-tuaE-tuaF-tuaG-tuaH
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigA: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigA regulon
  • SigF: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigF regulon

  Regulatory mechanism

  • PhoP: activation, PubMed, in PhoP regulon

  Regulation

  • expressed during sporulation in the forespore (SigF) PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• BKE35560 (tuaF::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATATAAGTCTCCCTGCTTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAATCATACGATGGAGAT
• BKK35560 (tuaF::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATATAAGTCTCCCTGCTTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAATCATACGATGGAGAT

References

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