heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase component II
function
menaquinone biosynthesis
product
heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase component II (together with [protein|C45A5935559F0DAAD70F808725AF730BC18A2B0A|HepS])
synonyms
gerCC,hepB,gerC58
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.2|Biosynthesis of cofactors] → [category|SW 2.6.2.8|Biosynthesis of menaquinone]Gene
Coordinates
2,381,919 2,382,965
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|12682299], non-essential according to [Pubmed|28189581]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + 4 isopentenyl diphosphate --> all-trans-heptaprenyl diphosphate + 4 diphosphate (according to UniProt)Protein family
FPP/GGPP synthase family (with [protein|C75A4465688BCE9902F9CDC6DE069E36667377E1|YqiD], according to UniProt)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|C75A4465688BCE9902F9CDC6DE069E36667377E1|YqiD] Structure
[PDB|5H9D] (from Staphylococcus aureus, 47% identity) [pubmed|27457559][SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|C45A5935559F0DAAD70F808725AF730BC18A2B0A|hepS]-[gene|DDD40AEBBCBD3C19661A72B85912E266DBF267B3|menH]-[gene|3CAEA54E80A0B56EE120B881C8CDBE055AF6BDC1|hepT]-[gene|B498ED03F19B7A73878D5C947C28C2A87CAB934D|ndk]
description
[pubmed|22383849]
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Mutant
BKE22740 ([gene|3CAEA54E80A0B56EE120B881C8CDBE055AF6BDC1|hepT]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE22740 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_ATCATTCACCCAAACATCTG, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATTTTTGTAGATATTAAGBKK22740 ([gene|3CAEA54E80A0B56EE120B881C8CDBE055AF6BDC1|hepT]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK22740 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_ATCATTCACCCAAACATCTG, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATTTTTGTAGATATTAAGReferences
12682299,9720033,28189581,27457559