acetyl-CoA carboxylase (alpha subunit)
function
production of malonyl-CoA, the substrate for fatty acid biosynthesis
product
acetyl-CoA carboxylase (alpha subunit))
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4|Lipid metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4.2|Biosynthesis of lipids] → [category|SW 2.4.2.1|Biosynthesis of fatty acids][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.1|Essential genes]Gene
Coordinates
2,987,731 2,988,708
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|12682299]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
ATP acetyl-CoA HCO3- = ADP phosphate malonyl-CoA (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
accA family (single member, according to UniProt)Structure
[PDB|2F9I] (from ''Staphylococcus aureus''; equivalent to [protein|E4997526CC534E38413030E90F7A135ECF65DF40|AccD]-[protein|22B3039DF4D106F121DBC765F49878C9B324FDB2|AccA], 64% identity) [Pubmed|16460018][SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot), Membrane-proximal (Spotty) [Pubmed|16479537]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|E4997526CC534E38413030E90F7A135ECF65DF40|accD]-[gene|22B3039DF4D106F121DBC765F49878C9B324FDB2|accA]
description
[Pubmed|22383849]
regulatory mechanism
[protein|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A]: activation, [Pubmed|14651647], in [regulon|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A regulon]regulation
expressed under conditions that trigger sporulation ([SW|Spo0A]) [Pubmed|14651647]view in new tabBiological materials
Expression vectors
pGP1021: purification from ''E. coli'' with an N-terminal His-tag, with TEV cleavage site, (in [SW|pETM-11]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labpGP1024: purification from ''E. coli'' with an N-terminal Strep-tag, with TEV cleavage site, (in [SW|pGP172]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labpGP1723: purification from ''B. subtilis'' with an C-terminal Strep-tag, for [SW|SPINE], (in [SW|pGP382]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labGFP fusion
GP1490 (spc, based on [SW|pBP43]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labtwo-hybrid system
''B. pertussis'' adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system ([SW|BACTH]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labFLAG-tag construct
GP1487 (''spc'', based on [SW|pGP1331]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labReferences
Reviews
15952903,17919287,12121720,15968460 Original Publications
15066985,16460018,14651647,16479537,12663926,22383849,28579978