racA [2017-8-11 16:0:3]

cell division protein: attaches the chromosome to the cell pole at the onset of sporulation

locus: BSU37030

pI: 9.51

mw: 20.93 kDa

protein length: 184 aa

gene length: 552 bp

product: cell division protein

essential: no

synonyms: ywkC

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8|Cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8.2|Other genes]

Gene

Coordinates: 3,798,789 → 3,799,343

The protein

Protein family

• racA family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Structure

• [PDB|5I44] (RacA-DN complex) [Pubmed|27085804]
• [PDB|5I41] (DNA-binding domain) [Pubmed|27085804]

[SW|Localization]

• cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• genes: [gene|81CCDC33856F2F8BC59BCC7FED34015340D21C48|ywkD]-[gene|09E9194E82DF199527F414DB0EC15547A71AD25E|racA]
  description: [Pubmed|22383849]

• genes: [gene|09E9194E82DF199527F414DB0EC15547A71AD25E|racA]
  description: [pubmed|22383849]

  sigma factors

  • [protein|DC3449D5F195E5C2E9E14FEC95396C8F1FDF73B4|SigH]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|12493822], in [regulon|DC3449D5F195E5C2E9E14FEC95396C8F1FDF73B4|SigH regulon]

  regulatory mechanism

  • [protein|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A]: activation, [Pubmed|12493822,14651647,15687200], in [regulon|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A regulon]

  regulation

  • expressed under conditions that trigger [SW|sporulation ]([SW|Spo0A]) [Pubmed|12493822,14651647,15687200]

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-B655 (ywkC::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1654 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]

References

• 27085804,15780934,19478798,12493822,12950914,21630458,14651647,15687200,12493822,23264578