spoVFA [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:54:22 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

dipicolinate synthase (subunit A)

locus: BSU16730

pI: 5.89

mw: 31.00 kDa

function: dipicolic acid production

product: dipicolinate synthase (subunit A)

essential: no

synonyms: dpaA

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.6|Miscellaneous metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.6.3|Biosynthesis of dipicolinate]
• [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]

syns: dpaA

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|miscellaneous metabolic pathways], [SW|sporulation proteins]

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

• [SW|SigK regulon]

The protein

Structure

• [PDB|2RIR]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[SW|spoVFA]-[SW|spoVFB]-[protein|search|asd]-[protein|search|dapG]-[protein|search|dapA]'' [Pubmed|8098035]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigK] [Pubmed|15699190,8098035]

Regulation

• expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell ([protein|search|SigK]) [Pubmed|15699190,8098035]

References

• 8345520,8098035,15699190