CapC

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  • Description: capsular polyglutamate biosynthesis

Gene name capC
Synonyms ywtA, pgsC
Essential no
Product unknown
Function capsule synthesis
MW, pI 16 kDa, 9.672
Gene length, protein length 447 bp, 149 aa
Immediate neighbours capA, capB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YwtA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU35890

Phenotypes of a mutant

no synthesis of the poly-gamma-glutamate capsule PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family:
  • 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: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Additional information: The operon is not expressed in the lab strain 168 due to lack of expression of DegQ resulting in inactivity of DegS and DegU

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Massimiliano Marvasi, Pieter T Visscher, Lilliam Casillas Martinez
Exopolymeric substances (EPS) from Bacillus subtilis: polymers and genes encoding their synthesis.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2010, 313(1);1-9
[PubMed:20735481] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original publications

Tohru Kamei, Daisuke Yamashiro, Terumi Horiuchii, Yutaka Minouchi, Makoto Ashiuchi
Identification and biochemical characterization of membranous short-chain polyglutamate from Bacillus subtilis.
Chem Biodivers: 2010, 7(6);1563-72
[PubMed:20564574] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Chuan-Mei Yeh, Jyh-Perng Wang, Shih-Ching Lo, Wen-Chia Chan, Ming-Yi Lin
Chromosomal integration of a synthetic expression control sequence achieves poly-gamma-glutamate production in a Bacillus subtilis strain.
Biotechnol Prog: 2010, 26(4);1001-7
[PubMed:20564357] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Keitarou Kimura, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Thi-Huyen Do, Yoshifumi Itoh
Expression of the pgsB encoding the poly-gamma-DL-glutamate synthetase of Bacillus subtilis (natto).
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem: 2009, 73(5);1149-55
[PubMed:19420703] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Yuji Urushibata, Shinji Tokuyama, Yasutaka Tahara
Difference in transcription levels of cap genes for gamma-polyglutamic acid production between Bacillus subtilis IFO 16449 and Marburg 168.
J Biosci Bioeng: 2002, 93(2);252-4
[PubMed:16233197] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Yuji Urushibata, Shinji Tokuyama, Yasutaka Tahara
Characterization of the Bacillus subtilis ywsC gene, involved in gamma-polyglutamic acid production.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(2);337-43
[PubMed:11751809] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)