bifunctional signal peptidase I that controls surface-adhered biofilm formation and processes TasA and TapA
function
biofilm formation
product
signal peptidase I
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.3|Protein synthesis, modification and degradation] → [category|SW 3.3.5|Protein secretion][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 4.1.2.2|Amyloid protein synthesis, secretion and assembly][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|protein secretion], [SW|biofilm formation], [SW|membrane proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|AbrB regulon], [SW|RemA regulon], [SW|SinR regulon]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
2,553,930 -> 2,554,502
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
important for [SW|biofilm formation] on a solid surface, but not required at an air-liquid interface [Pubmed|22328672]Cleavage of hydrophobic, N-terminal signal or leader sequences from [protein|search|TasA] and [protein|search|TapA] [Pubmed|10049401,10559173]Protein family
peptidase S26B family (according to Swiss-Prot)[SW|Localization]
membrane [Pubmed|22328672][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|SipW]-[protein|search|TapA] [Pubmed|10559173][protein|search|SipW]-[protein|search|TasA] [Pubmed|10049401]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|tapA]-[protein|search|sipW]-[protein|search|tasA]'' [Pubmed|16430695][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|16430695]Regulation
repressed by [protein|search|SinR] [Pubmed|16430695]repressed during logrithmic growth ([protein|search|AbrB]) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/10464223,17720793 PubMed]Regulatory mechanism
[protein|search|AbrB]: transcription repression [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/10464223,17720793 PubMed][protein|search|SinR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|16430695][protein|search|RemA]: transcription activation [Pubmed|23646920]Additional information
induction by sequestration of [protein|search|SinR] by [protein|search|SinI] or [protein|search|SlrA] [PubMed|15661000,19788541] or by [protein|search|SlrR] [PubMed|20351052]the '[protein|search|tapA]-[protein|search|sipW]-[protein|search|tasA]' operon is not expressed in a '[protein|search|ymdB]' mutant [PubMed|21856853]the amount of the mRNA is substantially decreased upon depletion of [Rny|search|RNase Y] (this is likely due to the increased stability of the '[protein|search|sinR]' mRNA) [PubMed|21815947]Biological materials
Mutant
1A937 ( ''sipW''::''kan''), [Pubmed|15101989], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1A937&Search=1A937 BGSC]Labs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Beth Lazazzera], Los Angeles, USAReferences
Reviews
21488983,22427624,22688815 Original publications
22328672,18047568,15175311,16430695,10368135,9694797,18430133,18647168,10464223,17720793,20351052,10827084,21477127,10559173,23646920,21856853,21815947