EpsB

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  • Description: extracellular polysaccharide synthesis, putative protein tyrosine kinase

Gene name epsB
Synonyms yveL
Essential no
Product unknown
Function biofilm formation
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: epsB
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: EpsB
Regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Biofilm
MW, pI 24 kDa, 9.918
Gene length, protein length 681 bp, 227 aa
Immediate neighbours epsC, epsA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YveL context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
EpsB expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

protein modification, biofilm formation

This gene is a member of the following regulons

AbrB regulon, SinR regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU34360

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + a [protein]-L-tyrosine = ADP + a [protein]-L-tyrosine phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): PtkA

Extended information on the protein

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

Database entries

  • Structure: 2VED (CapB, the homolog in Staphylococcus aureus) PubMed
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:
  • FLAG-tag construct: GP1541 (epsB-3xFLAG spc trpC2) , available in Jörg Stülke's lab

Labs working on this gene/protein

Richard Losick, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, USA homepage

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

Christine Diethmaier, Nico Pietack, Katrin Gunka, Christoph Wrede, Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Christina Herzberg, Sebastian Hübner, Jörg Stülke
A novel factor controlling bistability in Bacillus subtilis: the YmdB protein affects flagellin expression and biofilm formation.
J Bacteriol: 2011, 193(21);5997-6007
[PubMed:21856853] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Marc Schaffer, Ulrike Mäder, Christine Diethmaier, Christina Herzberg, Jörg Stülke
RNA processing in Bacillus subtilis: identification of targets of the essential RNase Y.
Mol Microbiol: 2011, 81(6);1459-73
[PubMed:21815947] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Onuma Chumsakul, Hiroki Takahashi, Taku Oshima, Takahiro Hishimoto, Shigehiko Kanaya, Naotake Ogasawara, Shu Ishikawa
Genome-wide binding profiles of the Bacillus subtilis transition state regulator AbrB and its homolog Abh reveals their interactive role in transcriptional regulation.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2011, 39(2);414-28
[PubMed:20817675] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Kazuo Kobayashi
SlrR/SlrA controls the initiation of biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 69(6);1399-410
[PubMed:18647168] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Vanesa Olivares-Illana, Philippe Meyer, Emmanuelle Bechet, Virginie Gueguen-Chaignon, Didier Soulat, Sylvie Lazereg-Riquier, Ivan Mijakovic, Josef Deutscher, Alain J Cozzone, Olivier Laprévote, Solange Morera, Christophe Grangeasse, Sylvie Nessler
Structural basis for the regulation mechanism of the tyrosine kinase CapB from Staphylococcus aureus.
PLoS Biol: 2008, 6(6);e143
[PubMed:18547145] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Yunrong Chai, Frances Chu, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
Bistability and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 67(2);254-63
[PubMed:18047568] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Frances Chu, Daniel B Kearns, Steven S Branda, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
Targets of the master regulator of biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2006, 59(4);1216-28
[PubMed:16430695] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Daniel B Kearns, Frances Chu, Steven S Branda, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
A master regulator for biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2005, 55(3);739-49
[PubMed:15661000] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)