(p)ppGpp synthetase, small alarmone synthetase
function
ppGpp synthesis independent from stringent response
product
(p)ppGpp synthetase
synonyms
ywaC, relP, ipa-7d
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.5|Nucleotide metabolism] → [category|SW 2.5.3|Metabolism of signalling nucleotides][category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.2|Cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y)]Gene
Coordinates
3,949,952 → 3,950,584
Phenotypes of a mutant
a ''[gene|CEE73284EFC0DBE8870CE0B474922DED79475A57|relA] [gene|1107A963C253FBEE8716507BD0EC0E7CD5642B12|sasA] [gene|81BCF5C08EC1A580F5E05884BA830130FC7E46E9|sasB]'' triple mutant requires branched chain amino acids, methionine and threonine for growth, the requirement can be suppressed by reduced expression of ''[gene|AB3D18228DB6819B0C81BC7A8BB3408A4F75DC0C|guaB]'' or inactivation of ''[gene|90ACE0DECA58D3C1A55E135120F7A0C1C920571C|codY]'' [Pubmed|24163341]a ''[gene|CEE73284EFC0DBE8870CE0B474922DED79475A57|relA] [gene|1107A963C253FBEE8716507BD0EC0E7CD5642B12|sasA] [gene|81BCF5C08EC1A580F5E05884BA830130FC7E46E9|sasB]'' triple mutant acquires suppressor mutations in ''[gene|AC67305E4C165CC1D785E49B7CD8335346134376|guaA], [gene|AB3D18228DB6819B0C81BC7A8BB3408A4F75DC0C|guaB], [gene|1BC994DE60A7BB35DEDD7154581A396D29AA94A7|gmk]'' or inactivation of ''[gene|90ACE0DECA58D3C1A55E135120F7A0C1C920571C|codY]'' [Pubmed|24682323,24163341]The protein
Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|81BCF5C08EC1A580F5E05884BA830130FC7E46E9|SasB][SW|Domains]
single ppGpp synthetase domain [Pubmed|24163341]Structure
[PDB|5DEC] ([protein|81BCF5C08EC1A580F5E05884BA830130FC7E46E9|SasB], 39% identity, 70% similarity) [Pubmed|26460002]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|1107A963C253FBEE8716507BD0EC0E7CD5642B12|sasA]
description
[Pubmed|11866510]
sigma factors
[protein|081DF3EE9FA56209D648C7677188C61CE3AA8E41|SigM]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|18179421,11866510,18179421], in [regulon|081DF3EE9FA56209D648C7677188C61CE3AA8E41|SigM regulon][protein|3D974DD2967C7F8FD4E3C2AF42617B8AE9F0296D|SigW]: sigma factor, in [regulon|3D974DD2967C7F8FD4E3C2AF42617B8AE9F0296D|SigW regulon][protein|D04629D798E458AD538809BB2B150B7FA81D2C7E|SigV]: sigma factor, in [regulon|D04629D798E458AD538809BB2B150B7FA81D2C7E|SigV regulon]regulatory mechanism
[protein|7F340423A34CE40D1F1AA8D373F7C4B859A6496D|WalR]: repression, [pubmed|31723135], in [regulon|7F340423A34CE40D1F1AA8D373F7C4B859A6496D|WalR regulon]regulation
expression is reduced in a [protein|D04629D798E458AD538809BB2B150B7FA81D2C7E|SigV] mutant [Pubmed|21926231]exhibits high levels of extrinsic noise in expression (mediated via [protein|23FF4A00C36EC1B7297F51A9EF3579B41F0B7EBA|PrkC]-dependent phosphorylation of [protein|7F340423A34CE40D1F1AA8D373F7C4B859A6496D|WalR] on Thr-101) [pubmed|31723135]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B218 (ywaC::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1217 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]GP2066 (''[gene|1107A963C253FBEE8716507BD0EC0E7CD5642B12|sasA] [gene|81BCF5C08EC1A580F5E05884BA830130FC7E46E9|sasB] [gene|CEE73284EFC0DBE8870CE0B474922DED79475A57|relA]::mls''), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labBKE38480 (Δ[gene|1107A963C253FBEE8716507BD0EC0E7CD5642B12|sasA]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE38480 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGTTCGTCATCTCCTTTA, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAAAGACGGCACCCAAGBKK38480 (Δ[gene|1107A963C253FBEE8716507BD0EC0E7CD5642B12|sasA]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK38480 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGTTCGTCATCTCCTTTA, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAAAGACGGCACCCAAGReferences
Reviews
Original publications
21926231,22950019,18670626,19447912,18067544,19477419,12207695,11866510,18179421,24163341,24489751,24687489,24682323,26460002,27875634