Difference between revisions of "YvcL"

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===Phenotypes of a mutant ===
 
===Phenotypes of a mutant ===
 
* a ''[[yvcL]] [[zapA]]'' double mutant grows poorly, and the cells are filamentous {{PubMed|24097947}}
 
* a ''[[yvcL]] [[zapA]]'' double mutant grows poorly, and the cells are filamentous {{PubMed|24097947}}
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* the defects of the ''[[yvcL]] [[zapA]]'' double mutant can be suppressed by inactivation of either ''[[gtaB]]'', ''[[pgcA]]'', or ''[[ugtP]]'' {{PubMed|24097947}}
  
 
=== Database entries ===
 
=== Database entries ===
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=== Additional information===
 
=== Additional information===
 
 
  
  
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* '''Kinetic information:'''
 
* '''Kinetic information:'''
  
* '''[[Domains]]:''' suggested HTH domain [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/19836336 PubMed]
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* '''[[Domains]]:''' suggested HTH domain at the N terminus [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/19836336 PubMed]
  
 
* '''Modification:'''
 
* '''Modification:'''
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* '''[[Localization]]:'''
 
* '''[[Localization]]:'''
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** localizes to the nucleoid {{PubMed|24097947}}
  
 
=== Database entries ===
 
=== Database entries ===
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* '''Sigma factor:''' [[SigA]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16272399 PubMed]
 
* '''Sigma factor:''' [[SigA]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16272399 PubMed]
  
* '''Regulation:''' very weak stimuation of expression by citrate and succinate [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16272399 PubMed]
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* '''Regulation:'''  
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** constitutive expression at both protein and RNA levels {{PubMed|24097947,22383849}}
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** very weak stimuation of expression by citrate and succinate [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16272399 PubMed]
  
 
* '''Regulatory mechanism:'''  
 
* '''Regulatory mechanism:'''  
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* '''GFP fusion:'''
 
* '''GFP fusion:'''
  
* '''two-hybrid system:''' ''B. pertussis'' adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system ([[BACTH]]), available in [[Boris Görke| Görke]] lab
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* '''two-hybrid system:''' ''B. pertussis'' adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system ([[BACTH]]), available in [[ Jörg Stülke]]'s and [[Boris Görke]]'s labs
  
* '''Antibody:'''
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* '''Antibody:''' available in [[Leendert Hamoen]]'s lab {{PubMed|24097947}}
  
 
=Labs working on this gene/protein=
 
=Labs working on this gene/protein=

Revision as of 18:00, 21 December 2013

  • Description: WhiA family protein, involved in Z ring assembly, putative transcription factor

Gene name yvcL
Synonyms
Essential no
Product cell division protein
Function control of Z ring asembly
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: yvcL
MW, pI 36 kDa, 9.479
Gene length, protein length 948 bp, 316 aa
Immediate neighbours crh, yvcK
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
YvcL context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
YvcL expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

cell division, transcription factors and their control

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU34750

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Modification:
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure:
    • 3HYI (Crystal structure of full-length DUF199/WhiA from Thermotoga maritima)
    • 3HYJ (Crystal structure of the N-terminal LAGLIDADG domain of DUF199/WhiA)
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • constitutive expression at both protein and RNA levels PubMed
    • very weak stimuation of expression by citrate and succinate PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant: GP231 (amyE::PrpsJ-lacZ, yvcL::cat) available in Jörg Stülke's lab; plasmid pGP1468 was used to disrupt the gene.
  • Expression vector: pGP1469 for expression in B. subtilis (in pGP382, with C-terminal STREP-TAG), available in Jörg Stülke's lab
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

WhiA orthologues are present in all Gram-positive bacteria and best characterized by the WhiA sporulation control factor in Streptomyces coelicolor. They are thought to act as genetic regulators that have evolved from LAGLIDADG homing endonucleases (LHE).

References