BshA

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  • Description: L-malic acid glycosyltransferase, involved in bacillithiol synthesis

Gene name bshA
Synonyms jojH, ypjH
Essential no
Product L-malic acid glycosyltransferase
Function biosynthesis of bacillithiol
MW, pI 41 kDa, 6.149
Gene length, protein length 1131 bp, 377 aa
Immediate neighbours cca, bshB1
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YpjH context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

miscellaneous metabolic pathways, resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU22460

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: UDP-GlcNAc + L-malate = GlcNAc(α1→2)L-malate PubMed; also uses D-malate as a substrate, but with much lower affinity PubMed
  • Protein family: NamA subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

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

Database entries

  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant: bshA::mls available in John_Helmann lab
    • GP88 (ypjH::pX2(cat)), available in Stülke lab
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Additional references: PubMed

Heather Upton, Gerald L Newton, Melissa Gushiken, Kelly Lo, Dhiraj Holden, Robert C Fahey, Mamta Rawat
Characterization of BshA, bacillithiol glycosyltransferase from Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis.
FEBS Lett: 2012, 586(7);1004-8
[PubMed:22569254] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ahmed Gaballa, Gerald L Newton, Haike Antelmann, Derek Parsonage, Heather Upton, Mamta Rawat, Al Claiborne, Robert C Fahey, John D Helmann
Biosynthesis and functions of bacillithiol, a major low-molecular-weight thiol in Bacilli.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2010, 107(14);6482-6
[PubMed:20308541] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Gerald L Newton, Mamta Rawat, James J La Clair, Vishnu Karthik Jothivasan, Tanya Budiarto, Chris J Hamilton, Al Claiborne, John D Helmann, Robert C Fahey
Bacillithiol is an antioxidant thiol produced in Bacilli.
Nat Chem Biol: 2009, 5(9);625-7
[PubMed:19578333] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)