Difference between revisions of "KatX"

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= [[Categories]] containing this gene/protein =
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{{SubtiWiki category|[[sporulation proteins]]}},
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{{SubtiWiki category|[[general stress proteins (controlled by SigB)]]}},
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{{SubtiWiki category|[[resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]]}}
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= This gene is a member of the following [[regulons]] =
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{{SubtiWiki regulon|[[RsfA regulon]]}},
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{{SubtiWiki regulon|[[SigB regulon]]}},
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{{SubtiWiki regulon|[[SigF regulon]]}}
  
 
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Revision as of 00:47, 9 December 2010

  • Description: catalase, general stress protein

Gene name katX
Synonyms yxlI
Essential no
Product catalase (major catalase in spores)
Function detoxification (degradation) of hydrogen peroxide
MW, pI 62 kDa, 5.341
Gene length, protein length 1641 bp, 547 aa
Immediate neighbours aag, yxlH
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
KatX context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList



Categories containing this gene/protein

sporulation proteins, general stress proteins (controlled by SigB), resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress

This gene is a member of the following regulons

RsfA regulon, SigB regulon, SigF regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU38630

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 2 H2O2 = O2 + 2 H2O (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: catalase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

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: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • 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

Stephanie T Wang, Barbara Setlow, Erin M Conlon, Jessica L Lyon, Daisuke Imamura, Tsutomu Sato, Peter Setlow, Richard Losick, Patrick Eichenberger
The forespore line of gene expression in Bacillus subtilis.
J Mol Biol: 2006, 358(1);16-37
[PubMed:16497325] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Dirk Höper, Uwe Völker, Michael Hecker
Comprehensive characterization of the contribution of individual SigB-dependent general stress genes to stress resistance of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(8);2810-26
[PubMed:15805528] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Wu, J Errington
Identification and characterization of a new prespore-specific regulatory gene, rsfA, of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2000, 182(2);418-24
[PubMed:10629188] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A Petersohn, S Engelmann, P Setlow, M Hecker
The katX gene of Bacillus subtilis is under dual control of sigmaB and sigmaF.
Mol Gen Genet: 1999, 262(1);173-9
[PubMed:10503549] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

I Bagyan, L Casillas-Martinez, P Setlow
The katX gene, which codes for the catalase in spores of Bacillus subtilis, is a forespore-specific gene controlled by sigmaF, and KatX is essential for hydrogen peroxide resistance of the germinating spore.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(8);2057-62
[PubMed:9555886] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L Casillas-Martinez, P Setlow
Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase, catalase, MrgA, and superoxide dismutase are not involved in resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to heat or oxidizing agents.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(23);7420-5
[PubMed:9393707] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)