HepT

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  • Description: heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase component II

Gene name hepT
Synonyms gerCC, hepB, gerC58
Essential yes PubMed
Product heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase component II
Function menaquinone biosynthesis
MW, pI 39 kDa, 6.279
Gene length, protein length 1044 bp, 348 aa
Immediate neighbours ndk, menH
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
HepT context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU22740

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: All-trans-hexaprenyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + all-trans-heptaprenyl diphosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s): YqiD

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

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  • Regulation:
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  • 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