beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III, principal condensing enzyme responsible for the initiation of fatty acid synthesis in non-stressed B. subtilis cells
function
fatty acid biosynthesis
product
beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4|Lipid metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4.2|Biosynthesis of lipids] → [category|SW 2.4.2.1|Biosynthesis of fatty acids]Gene
Coordinates
1,208,222 → 1,209,160
Phenotypes of a mutant
significant increase in the proportion of straight-chain fatty acids with a concomitant increase in 31:0-carbon phosphatidylethanolamine species [Pubmed|21542858]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
Acetyl-CoA + malonyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] = acetoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] + CoA + CO2 (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
fabH family (according to Swiss-Prot)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|FC818B3A8A3080231C1F8DE95377325C8E754DCE|FabHB], one of the two proteins has to be present for viability [Pubmed|17114254]Structure
[PDB|1EBL] (FabH from ''E. coli'') [Pubmed|10673437][SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)Additional information
affinity for butyryl-CoA, but prefers acetyl-CoA in fatty acid biosynthesis [Pubmed|19820084]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|40E064365588CFED483FBFED02BFC0DA531CCC4A|fabHA]-[gene|5D5D9A544295DD9B55C75A8CF47AB19935E740C6|fabF]
description
[Pubmed|12737802]
sigma factors
[protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|12737802], in [regulon|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA regulon][protein|3D974DD2967C7F8FD4E3C2AF42617B8AE9F0296D|SigW]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|21542858], in [regulon|3D974DD2967C7F8FD4E3C2AF42617B8AE9F0296D|SigW regulon]regulatory mechanism
[protein|FCDE900167AE36377979E0CF7BC33C7F351B95D3|FapR]: repression, [Pubmed|12737802], in [regulon|FCDE900167AE36377979E0CF7BC33C7F351B95D3|FapR regulon]regulation
''[SW|fabHA]'': expressed when the cells experience a lack of malonyl-CoA ([protein|FCDE900167AE36377979E0CF7BC33C7F351B95D3|FapR]) [Pubmed|12737802]expression of the operon is strongly reduced during [SW|biofilm formation] [pubmed|31113899]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B145 (yjaX::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1144 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]References
Reviews
Original Publications
12737802,17114254,10629181,10673437,19820084,21383089,21542858,25196128