diaminopimelate decarboxylase
function
biosynthesis of lysine
product
diaminopimelate decarboxylase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3|Amino acid/ nitrogen metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3.1|Biosynthesis/ acquisition of amino acids] → [category|SW 2.3.1.6|Biosynthesis/ acquisition of lysine/ threonine][category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.4|Sporulation proteins/ other]Gene
Coordinates
2,436,947 → 2,438,266
Phenotypes of a mutant
auxotrophic for lysine [Pubmed|15574923]reduced conjugation of ICEBs1 [Pubmed|25069588]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
Meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate = L-lysine + CO2 (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
Orn/Lys/Arg decarboxylase class-II family (single member, according to UniProt)[SW|Cofactors]
PLP (according to UniProt)Structure
[PDB|1HKW] (from ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'', 42% identity, 61% similarity) [Pubmed|12637582]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|5410018998EC9792A69CF0D9C438EEF5AC8A82C5|spoVAA]-[gene|AEC70413BDC29F435776D532E7049AA9A0BD893D|spoVAB]-[gene|B280951A232E941FB0A6C8834049765BE1E16437|spoVAC]-[gene|9531F0A0DC4AE5696FFBAC9C2A773F15840E3255|spoVAD]-[gene|31D6CB7EC20C39C1815CA4552B8B9C4BE304E86B|spoVAEB]-[gene|B44529B69769D7AF1010E06C95E398EA91A3E798|spoVAEA]-[gene|CBE5093DFBBCE25071CCE12408BC9AFF7A158C03|spoVAF]-[gene|02F1C926D200DE85C93A0ACEF23AD25FBD12B0BD|lysA]
description
[Pubmed|7934830]
sigma factors
[protein|5F24258282F3166B7696B9E9ABC1706E4D06C944|SigG]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|15699190,1903432], in [regulon|5F24258282F3166B7696B9E9ABC1706E4D06C944|SigG regulon]regulatory mechanism
[protein|01EF886D3D004EA9B22AC5E75D50FF07D8631E68|SpoVT]: activation, [Pubmed|8755877], in [regulon|01EF886D3D004EA9B22AC5E75D50FF07D8631E68|SpoVT regulon]regulation
expressed late during sporulation in the forespore ([protein|5F24258282F3166B7696B9E9ABC1706E4D06C944|SigG], [SW|SpoVT]) [Pubmed|15699190,1903432,8755877]view in new tabgenes
[gene|02F1C926D200DE85C93A0ACEF23AD25FBD12B0BD|lysA]
description
[pubmed|22383849]
view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
1A615 ( ''lysA''::''erm''), [Pubmed|3015878], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1A615&Search=1A615 BGSC]BKE23380 (Δ[gene|02F1C926D200DE85C93A0ACEF23AD25FBD12B0BD|lysA]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE23380 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CAATGTCATTCCCTCTTTCT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAGAAAGCGCCGATTTTBKK23380 (Δ[gene|02F1C926D200DE85C93A0ACEF23AD25FBD12B0BD|lysA]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK23380 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CAATGTCATTCCCTCTTTCT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAGAAAGCGCCGATTTTReferences
7934830,15574923,15699190,1903432,8755877,25069588