GlgB
- Description: 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme
| Gene name | glgB |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme |
| Function | glycogen biosynthesis |
| MW, pI | 73 kDa, 6.237 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1881 bp, 627 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | glgC, trnB-Glu |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU30980
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Transfers a segment of a (1->4)-alpha-D-glucan chain to a primary hydroxy group in a similar glucan chain (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: glycosyl hydrolase 13 family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s): AmyX
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry: P39118
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 2.4.1.18
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
