YkuT

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Gene name ykuT
Synonyms
Essential no
Product mechanosensitive channel, similar to MscS
Function resistance to osmotic downshock
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Stress
MW, pI 29 kDa, 5.65
Gene length, protein length 801 bp, 267 aa
Immediate neighbours ykuS, ykuU
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YkuT context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU14210

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

Categories containing this gene/protein

general stress proteins (controlled by SigB), coping with hypo-osmotic stress, membrane proteins

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
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  • Interactions:
  • Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot), membrane PubMed

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
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Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Erhard Bremer, University of Marburg, Germany homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Christopher D Pivetti, Ming-Ren Yen, Samantha Miller, Wolfgang Busch, Yi-Hsiung Tseng, Ian R Booth, Milton H Saier
Two families of mechanosensitive channel proteins.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev: 2003, 67(1);66-85, table of contents
[PubMed:12626684] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Original Publications

Paul G Wahome, Ann E Cowan, Barbara Setlow, Peter Setlow
Levels and localization of mechanosensitive channel proteins in Bacillus subtilis.
Arch Microbiol: 2009, 191(5);403-14
[PubMed:19252899] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Tamara Hoffmann, Clara Boiangiu, Susanne Moses, Erhard Bremer
Responses of Bacillus subtilis to hypotonic challenges: physiological contributions of mechanosensitive channels to cellular survival.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2008, 74(8);2454-60
[PubMed:18310427] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Paul G Wahome, Peter Setlow
Growth, osmotic downshock resistance and differentiation of Bacillus subtilis strains lacking mechanosensitive channels.
Arch Microbiol: 2008, 189(1);49-58
[PubMed:17665170] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A Petersohn, M Brigulla, S Haas, J D Hoheisel, U Völker, M Hecker
Global analysis of the general stress response of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(19);5617-31
[PubMed:11544224] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)