SacX

• Description: trigger enzyme: sucrose-specific phosphotransferase system, EIIBC component (low affinity)
  
  

Gene name	sacX
Synonyms	ipa-14r, sacS
Essential	no
Product	trigger enzyme: sucrose-specific phosphotransferase system, EIIBC component (low affinity)
Function	sucrose uptake and phosphorylation, control of SacY activity
MW, pI	48 kDa, 9.346
Gene length, protein length	1377 bp, 459 aa
Immediate neighbours	epr, sacY
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
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The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

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• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

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Expression and regulation

• Sigma factor: SigA

• Regulation: induction by sucrose (at high concentration)

• Regulatory mechanism: induction by SacY-dependent RNA switch (transcriptional antitermination)

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

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• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

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References

1. Crutz AM, Steinmetz M, Aymerich S, Richter R, Le Coq D (1990) Induction of levansucrase in Bacillus subtilis: an antitermination mechanism negatively controlled by the phosphotransferase system. J Bacteriol 172:1043-1050. PubMed
2. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed