HxlA

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  • Description: 3-hexulose-6-phosphate synthase

Gene name hxlA
Synonyms yckG
Essential no
Product 3-hexulose-6-phosphate synthase
Function ribulose monophosphate pathway for formaldehyde fixation
MW, pI 22 kDa, 4.564
Gene length, protein length 630 bp, 210 aa
Immediate neighbours hxlB, hxlR
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
HxlA context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress

This gene is a member of the following regulons

HxlR regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU03460

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: D-arabino-hex-3-ulose 6-phosphate = D-ribulose 5-phosphate + formaldehyde (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: HPS subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

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

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation: induction by formaldehyde (HxlR) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism: transcription activation by HxlR PubMed
  • 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

H Yasueda, Y Kawahara, S Sugimoto
Bacillus subtilis yckG and yckF encode two key enzymes of the ribulose monophosphate pathway used by methylotrophs, and yckH is required for their expression.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(23);7154-60
[PubMed:10572115] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)