RapB

• Description: response regulator aspartate phosphatase, dephosphorylates Spo0F-P, control of the phosphorelay
  
  

Gene name	rapB
Synonyms	spo0P, ywmE
Essential	no
Product	response regulator aspartate phosphatase
Function	control of sporulation initiation
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: rapB
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RapB
Function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Phosphorelay
MW, pI	44 kDa, 4.873
Gene length, protein length	1131 bp, 377 aa
Immediate neighbours	ywmF, moaA
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
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Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

protein modification, transcription factors and their control, phosphorelay

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU36690

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: RAP family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • Spo0F-RapB PubMed

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P70962

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: rapB PubMed

• Expression browser: rapB PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Sophie J Stephenson, Marta Perego
Interaction surface of the Spo0A response regulator with the Spo0E phosphatase.
Mol Microbiol: 2002, 44(6);1455-67
[PubMed:12067336] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Hanne Jarmer, Thomas S Larsen, Anders Krogh, Hans Henrik Saxild, Søren Brunak, Steen Knudsen
Sigma A recognition sites in the Bacillus subtilis genome.
Microbiology (Reading): 2001, 147(Pt 9);2417-2424
[PubMed:11535782] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Y L Tzeng, V A Feher, J Cavanagh, M Perego, J A Hoch
Characterization of interactions between a two-component response regulator, Spo0F, and its phosphatase, RapB.
Biochemistry: 1998, 37(47);16538-45
[PubMed:9843420] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Perego, P Glaser, J A Hoch
Aspartyl-phosphate phosphatases deactivate the response regulator components of the sporulation signal transduction system in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 1996, 19(6);1151-7
[PubMed:8730857] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Perego, J A Hoch
Cell-cell communication regulates the effects of protein aspartate phosphatases on the phosphorelay controlling development in Bacillus subtilis.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1996, 93(4);1549-53
[PubMed:8643670] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)