MalS

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  • Description: malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating), forms a transhydrogenation cycle with YtsJ for balancing of NADPH

Gene name malS
Synonyms
Essential no
Product malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating)
Function malate utilization
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: malS
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Central C-metabolism
MW, pI 61 kDa, 4.895
Gene length, protein length 1698 bp, 566 aa
Immediate neighbours ytzB, ytnP
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

utilization of specific carbon sources

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU29880

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: (S)-malate + NAD+ = pyruvate + CO2 + NADH (according to Swiss-Prot) malate --> pyruvate
  • Protein family: malic enzymes family (according to Swiss-Prot)

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

  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant: GP1142 (spc) available in Stülke lab
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Additional publications: PubMed

Frederik M Meyer, Jörg Stülke
Malate metabolism in Bacillus subtilis: distinct roles for three classes of malate-oxidizing enzymes.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2013, 339(1);17-22
[PubMed:23136871] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Guillaume Lerondel, Thierry Doan, Nicola Zamboni, Uwe Sauer, Stéphane Aymerich
YtsJ has the major physiological role of the four paralogous malic enzyme isoforms in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(13);4727-36
[PubMed:16788182] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Thierry Doan, Pascale Servant, Shigeo Tojo, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Guillaume Lerondel, Ken-Ichi Yoshida, Yasutaro Fujita, Stéphane Aymerich
The Bacillus subtilis ywkA gene encodes a malic enzyme and its transcription is activated by the YufL/YufM two-component system in response to malate.
Microbiology (Reading): 2003, 149(Pt 9);2331-2343
[PubMed:12949160] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Alia Lapidus, Nathalie Galleron, Alexei Sorokin, S Dusko Ehrlich
Sequencing and functional annotation of the Bacillus subtilis genes in the 200 kb rrnB-dnaB region.
Microbiology (Reading): 1997, 143 ( Pt 11);3431-3441
[PubMed:9387221] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)