class B penicillin-binding protein PBP 2A, required for cell wall synthesis during cell elongation
function
formation of a rod-shaped peptidoglycan cell wall, spore outgrowth
product
penicillin-binding protein PBP 2A
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.1|Cell wall synthesis] → [category|SW 1.1.1.7|Penicillin-binding proteins][category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.2|Cell shape][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.12|Secreted proteins][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins]Gene
Coordinates
2,581,771 → 2,583,921
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
required for [SW|cell wall synthesis] during cell elongation [Pubmed|12896990]driver of [protein|A4C8719E06F774A6EB4D79757CC79CF89E453A54|MreB] dynamics [Pubmed|21636744,21636745]Structure
[PDB|3VSK] (from Staphylococcus aureus, 45% identity) [pubmed|22846910][SW|Localization]
extracellular (signal peptide) [Pubmed|18957862]localization depends on the availability of peptidoglyan precursors (lipid II) [Pubmed|23895585]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|3B4F035535D6504405567E7C44E72902A11F7447|pbpA]
description
[Pubmed|21815947]
additional information
the mRNA is substantially stabilized upon depletion of [gene|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y] [PubMed|21815947]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
MGNA-C461 (yqgF::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/2459 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]two-hybrid system
''B. pertussis'' adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system ([SW|BACTH]), available in [SW|Jeff Errington] labLabs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Jeff Errington], Newcastle University, UK [http://www.ncl.ac.uk/camb/staff/profile/jeff.errington homepage]References
9851991,9139922,12896990,18957862,20487272,21636744,21636745,21815947,23895585,22846910