ComEC

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  • Description: channel protein for DNA binding and uptake

Gene name comEC
Synonyms comD
Essential no
Product DNA channel
Function genetic competence
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Nucleotides (regulation), Protein secretion
MW, pI 86 kDa, 6.964
Gene length, protein length 2328 bp, 776 aa
Immediate neighbours holA, comEB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
ComEC context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

genetic competence, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

ComK regulon, ComN regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU25570

Phenotypes of a mutant

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:
  • Localization:
    • cell membrane PubMed
    • localizes to one or both cell poles PubMed

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Inês Chen, David Dubnau
DNA uptake during bacterial transformation.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2004, 2(3);241-9
[PubMed:15083159] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Original publications

Miriam Kaufenstein, Martin van der Laan, Peter L Graumann
The three-layered DNA uptake machinery at the cell pole in competent Bacillus subtilis cells is a stable complex.
J Bacteriol: 2011, 193(7);1633-42
[PubMed:21278288] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Mitsuo Ogura, Teruo Tanaka
The Bacillus subtilis late competence operon comE is transcriptionally regulated by yutB and under post-transcription initiation control by comN (yrzD).
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(3);949-58
[PubMed:19028902] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Naomi Kramer, Jeanette Hahn, David Dubnau
Multiple interactions among the competence proteins of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 65(2);454-64
[PubMed:17630974] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Irena Draskovic, David Dubnau
Biogenesis of a putative channel protein, ComEC, required for DNA uptake: membrane topology, oligomerization and formation of disulphide bonds.
Mol Microbiol: 2005, 55(3);881-96
[PubMed:15661011] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Hanne Jarmer, Randy Berka, Steen Knudsen, Hans H Saxild
Transcriptome analysis documents induced competence of Bacillus subtilis during nitrogen limiting conditions.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2002, 206(2);197-200
[PubMed:11814663] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

J Hahn, G Inamine, Y Kozlov, D Dubnau
Characterization of comE, a late competence operon of Bacillus subtilis required for the binding and uptake of transforming DNA.
Mol Microbiol: 1993, 10(1);99-111
[PubMed:7968523] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)