function
bypass of glycolysis
product
methylglyoxal synthase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2|Carbon metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1|Carbon core metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1.1|Glycolysis][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|carbon core metabolism]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|Spx regulon]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
2,358,911 -> 2,359,324
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
Glycerone phosphate = methylglyoxal + phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
RNase Z family (according to Swiss-Prot)Effectors of protein activity
non-phosphorylated [protein|search|Crh] interacts with [protein|search|MgsA] to inhibit its activity [Pubmed|21992469]Structure
[PDB|1B93] (from ''Escherichia coli'', 50% identity, 73% similarity) [Pubmed|10368300][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|Crh]-[protein|search|MgsA] (only non-phosphorylated [protein|search|Crh] interacts with [protein|search|MgsA]) [Pubmed|21992469]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|ypjD]-[protein|search|dapB]-[protein|search|mgsA]-[SW|bshB1]-[protein|search|bshA]-[protein|search|cca]-[protein|search|birA]'' [Pubmed|20308541][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|23894131]Regulation
induced by diamide stess (thiol depletion) ([protein|search|Spx]) [Pubmed|23894131]Regulatory mechanism
[protein|search|Spx]: transcription activation [Pubmed|23894131]Biological materials
Mutant
GP67 (''mgsA''::''tet'') [Pubmed|21992469], available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labGP84 (''mgsA''::''pX2''(''cat'')), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labExpression vector
pGP1301 (N-terminal Strep-tag, purification from ''E. coli'', in [SW|pGP172]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labpGP1180 (N-terminal Strep-tag, purification from ''B. subtilis'', for [SW|SPINE], in [SW|pGP380]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labpGP1181 (C-terminal Strep-tag, purification from ''B. subtilis'', for [SW|SPINE], in [SW|pGP382]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labpGP2207 (N-terminal Strep-tag, purification from ''B. subtilis'', for [SW|SPINE], in [SW|pGP1459]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labpGP2505 (N-terminal His-tag, purification from ''E. coli'', in [SW|pWH844]), 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 lab [Pubmed|21992469]FLAG-tag construct
GP86 (spc, based on [SW|pGP1331]) [Pubmed|21992469], available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labLabs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Boris Görke], University of Vienna, Austria[SW|Jörg Stülke], University of Göttingen, Germany, [http://genmibio.uni-goettingen.de/index.php?id=90 Homepage]References
10368300,21992469,20308541,22074179,23894131