LigA

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  • Description: DNA ligase (NAD-dependent)

Gene name ligA
Synonyms lig, yerG
Essential yes PubMed
Product DNA ligase (NAD-dependent)
Function replication
MW, pI 74 kDa, 4.708
Gene length, protein length 2004 bp, 668 aa
Immediate neighbours pcrA, yerH
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
LigA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU06620

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: NAD+ + (deoxyribonucleotide)(n) + (deoxyribonucleotide)(m) = AMP + nicotinamide nucleotide + (deoxyribonucleotide)(n+m) (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: BRCT domain (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

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

Database entries

  • Structure: 1B04 (adenylation domain, Geobacillus stearothermophilus)
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation:
    • repressed when no DNA damage is present (LexA) 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

Nora Au, Elke Kuester-Schoeck, Veena Mandava, Laura E Bothwell, Susan P Canny, Karen Chachu, Sierra A Colavito, Shakierah N Fuller, Eli S Groban, Laura A Hensley, Theresa C O'Brien, Amish Shah, Jessica T Tierney, Louise L Tomm, Thomas M O'Gara, Alexi I Goranov, Alan D Grossman, Charles M Lovett
Genetic composition of the Bacillus subtilis SOS system.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(22);7655-66
[PubMed:16267290] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

  1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed