synthesis of lysylphosphatidylglycerol (L-PG), lysinylation of phosphatidylglycerol provides some resistance against positively charged antimicrobial peptides
function
lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol lipid biosynthesis
product
lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol synthase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4|Lipid metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4.2|Biosynthesis of lipids] → [category|SW 2.4.2.2|Biosynthesis of phospholipids][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins]Gene
Coordinates
916,778 919,348
Phenotypes of a mutant
reduced conjugation of ICEBs1 [Pubmed|25069588,26833415]overexpression results in increased conjugation of ICEBs1 [Pubmed|26833415]The protein
Protein family
LPG synthase family (single member, according to UniProt)Structure
[PDB|4V36] (Lys-tRNA(Lys)-dependent lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol synthase domain from ''B. licheniformis'', 76% identity) [Pubmed|26261323][SW|Localization]
cell membrane at the septum [Pubmed|15743965]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|4385EA135BDEB54B33C9A8E39150A60C83C0CEEA|mprF]
description
[pubmed|22383849]
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Mutant
MGNA-C310 (yfiX::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/2308 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]GP2246 (''[gene|4385EA135BDEB54B33C9A8E39150A60C83C0CEEA|mprF]''::''ermC''), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labBKE08425 ([gene|4385EA135BDEB54B33C9A8E39150A60C83C0CEEA|mprF]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE08425 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CAATGGTCTCTCCAATCATA, downstream forward: _UP4_GTCTAATAAGACGGAGTCTTBKK08425 ([gene|4385EA135BDEB54B33C9A8E39150A60C83C0CEEA|mprF]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK08425 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CAATGGTCTCTCCAATCATA, downstream forward: _UP4_GTCTAATAAGACGGAGTCTTReferences
19164152,18820022,19734140,18305156,12427923,15743965,25069588,26261323,26833415