CapC

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  • Description: capsular polyglutamate biosynthesis

Gene name capC
Synonyms ywtA, pgsC
Essential no
Product unknown
Function capsule synthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: capC
MW, pI 16 kDa, 9.672
Gene length, protein length 447 bp, 149 aa
Immediate neighbours capA, capB
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
YwtA context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

capsule biosynthesis and degradation

This gene is a member of the following regulons

DegU regulon

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:

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 PubMed

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

Additional publications: PubMed