sqhC [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:54:48 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

squalene-hopene cyclase, biosynthesis of sporulenes, protection of the spore against oxidative stress http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/18436644 PubMed

locus: BSU19320

pI: 7.63

mw: 71.00 kDa

function: biosynthesis of sporulenes

product: squalene-hopene cyclase

essential: no

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.4|Sporulation proteins/ other]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.8|Resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|sporulation proteins], [SW|resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|SigE regulon]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• Squalene = hop-22(29)-ene (according to Swiss-Prot) production of sporulenes, polycyclic terpenoid lipids [Pubmed|18436644]

[SW|Localization]

• surrounds the forespores [Pubmed|18436644]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|sqhC]-[protein|search|sodF]'' [Pubmed|18436644]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigE] [Pubmed|15699190,18436644]

Regulation

• expressed during sporulation in the mother cell [Pubmed|18436644]

References

• 18436644