MccA

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  • Description: O-acetylserine-thiol-lyase

Gene name mccA
Synonyms yrhA
Essential no
Product O-acetylserine-thiol-lyase
Function methionine-to-cysteine conversion
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Cys, Met & Sulfate assimilation
MW, pI 32 kDa, 5.227
Gene length, protein length 921 bp, 307 aa
Immediate neighbours mccB, mtnN
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YrhA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU27260

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: O(3)-acetyl-L-serine + L-homocysteine = L-cystathionine + acetate (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: cysteine synthase/cystathionine beta-synthase 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:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation: repressed in the presence of cysteine (CymR) PubMed
    • repressed in the presence of cysteine (CymR) 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

Marie-Françoise Hullo, Sandrine Auger, Olga Soutourina, Octavian Barzu, Mireille Yvon, Antoine Danchin, Isabelle Martin-Verstraete
Conversion of methionine to cysteine in Bacillus subtilis and its regulation.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(1);187-97
[PubMed:17056751] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Sergine Even, Pierre Burguière, Sandrine Auger, Olga Soutourina, Antoine Danchin, Isabelle Martin-Verstraete
Global control of cysteine metabolism by CymR in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(6);2184-97
[PubMed:16513748] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)