katE [Tue Dec 13 2016 11:16:37 GMT+0100 (CET)]

catalase, general stress protein

locus: BSU39050

pI: 5.85

mw: 77.00 kDa

function: detoxification (degradation) of hydrogen peroxide

product: catalase 2

essential: no

synonyms: katB

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.1|General stress proteins (controlled by SigB)]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.8|Resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|general stress proteins (controlled by SigB)], [SW|resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|SigB regulon]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 4,008,143 -> 4,010,203

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• 2 H₂O₂ = O₂ + 2 H₂O (according to Swiss-Prot)

Protein family

• HPII subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|katE]-[protein|search|yxiS]'' [Pubmed|10746760]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigB] [Pubmed|7559348]

Regulation

• induced by stress ([protein|search|SigB]) [Pubmed|11544224]

References

• 9393707,7559348,16672620,8931328,11544224,7559348