GamA

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  • Description: glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase

Gene name gamA
Synonyms ybfT
Essential no
Product glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase
Function glucosamine utilization
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Sugar catabolism
MW, pI 27 kDa, 5.793
Gene length, protein length 747 bp, 249 aa
Immediate neighbours gamP, ybgA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
GamA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU02360

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall degradation/ turnover, utilization of specific carbon sources

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: d-glucosamine 6-phosphate + H2O = D-fructose 6-phosphate + NH3 (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: NagB subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): NagB

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information: K(M): 3.0 mM PubMed
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • induced by N-acetylglucosamine PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • 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

Jonathan Reizer, Steffi Bachem, Aiala Reizer, Maryvonne Arnaud, Milton H Saier, Jörg Stülke
Novel phosphotransferase system genes revealed by genome analysis - the complete complement of PTS proteins encoded within the genome of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 1999, 145 ( Pt 12);3419-3429
[PubMed:10627040] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

C J BATES, C A PASTERNAK
FURTHER STUDIES ON THE REGULATION OF AMINO SUGAR METABOLISM IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS.
Biochem J: 1965, 96(1);147-54
[PubMed:14343123] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)