dacC [2018-02-16 12:27:47]

penicillin-binding protein 4A, D-alanyl-D-alanine carboxypeptidase

Locus: BSU18350

Isoelectric point: 5.41

Molecular weight: 52.72 kDa

Protein length: 491 aa

Gene length: 1473 bp

Function: carboxypeptidase

Product: penicillin-binding protein 4A, D-alanyl-D-alanine carboxypeptidase

Essential: no

Synonyms: pbp

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Cellular processes → Cell envelope and cell division → Cell wall synthesis → Penicillin-binding proteins
• Groups of genes → Secreted proteins

Gene

Coordinates: 1,998,340 → 1,999,815

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• cleavage ofD-Ala-D-Ala interpeptide bridges in peptidoglycan PubMed

Structure

• 1W5D
• 2J9P (complex with a peptidoglycan mimetic peptide)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: galM-dacC
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigH: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigH regulon
  • SigB: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigB regulon

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-B075 (dacC::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
• BKE18350 (ΔdacC::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATTAATTTCCCCGCCTCTC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATAGCGGGAGACCTGTTT
• BKK18350 (ΔdacC::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATTAATTTCCCCGCCTCTC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATAGCGGGAGACCTGTTT

GFP fusion

• 3104 trpC2 dacC::pSG5044 (cat P_xyl-gfpa-dacC1-615) PubMed, available in Dirk Jan Scheffers' lab and in the BGSC

References

Reviews

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Original publications

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