speA [Mon Nov 07 2016 14:48:33 GMT+0100 (CET)]

arginine decarboxylase, required for biofilm formation

locus: BSU14630

pI: 5.00

mw: 53.00 kDa

function: spermidine, polyamine biosynthesis

product: arginine decarboxylase

essential: no

ec: 4.1.1.19

synonyms: cad

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.6|Miscellaneous metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.6.6|Metabolism of polyamines]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.2|Biofilm formation]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.2|Biofilm formation] → [category|SW 4.1.2.5|Other proteins required for biofilm formation]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|miscellaneous metabolic pathways], [SW|biofilm formation]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 1,534,279 -> 1,535,751

Phenotypes of a mutant

• no [SW|biofilm formation] [Pubmed|24529384,20876533]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• L-arginine = agmatine CO₂ (according to Swiss-Prot)

Protein family

• Orn/Lys/Arg decarboxylase class-I family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Paralogous protein(s)

• [protein|search|YaaO]

[SW|Localization]

• cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

References

• 24529384,19255484,9723923,20876533