EcsA
- 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) | |
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Contents
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:
- Swiss prot entry: P55339
- 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)