EcsA

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  • Description: ABC transporter (ATP-binding protein), mutation affects proteolysis by RasP (no processing of RsiW and FtsL)

Gene name ecsA
Synonyms prsT, ecs-26, yhaD
Essential no
Product ABC transporter (ATP-binding protein)
Function regulation of thhe secretion apparatus and of intra-membrane proteolysis
MW, pI 27 kDa, 5.635
Gene length, protein length 741 bp, 247 aa
Immediate neighbours hit, ecsB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
EcsA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU10040

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: ABC transporter domain (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information: the mRNA is very stable (half-life > 15 min) PubMed

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Janine Heinrich, Tuula Lundén, Vesa P Kontinen, Thomas Wiegert
The Bacillus subtilis ABC transporter EcsAB influences intramembrane proteolysis through RasP.
Microbiology (Reading): 2008, 154(Pt 7);1989-1997
[PubMed:18599827] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

G Hambraeus, C von Wachenfeldt, L Hederstedt
Genome-wide survey of mRNA half-lives in Bacillus subtilis identifies extremely stable mRNAs.
Mol Genet Genomics: 2003, 269(5);706-14
[PubMed:12884008] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Y Quentin, G Fichant, F Denizot
Inventory, assembly and analysis of Bacillus subtilis ABC transport systems.
J Mol Biol: 1999, 287(3);467-84
[PubMed:10092453] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

S Leskelä, E Wahlström, H L Hyyryläinen, M Jacobs, A Palva, M Sarvas, V P Kontinen
Ecs, an ABC transporter of Bacillus subtilis: dual signal transduction functions affecting expression of secreted proteins as well as their secretion.
Mol Microbiol: 1999, 31(2);533-43
[PubMed:10027970] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Soile Leskelä, Vesa P Kontinen, Matti Sarvas
Molecular analysis of an operon in Bacillus subtilis encoding a novel ABC transporter with a role in exoprotein production, sporulation and competence.
Microbiology (Reading): 1996, 142 ( Pt 1);71-77
[PubMed:8581172] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)