glgB [2017-05-10 13:13:05]

1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme

Locus: BSU30980

Isoelectric point: 6.24

Molecular weight: 73.49 kDa

Protein length: 627 aa

Gene length: 1881 bp

Function: glycogen biosynthesis

Product: 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme

Essential: no

E.C.: 2.4.1.18

Synonyms

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Metabolism → Additional metabolic pathways → Miscellaneous metabolic pathways → Biosynthesis of glycogen
• Lifestyles → Sporulation → Sporulation proteins → Sporulation proteins/ other

Gene

Coordinates: 3,169,763 → 3,171,646

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• Transfers a segment of a (1→4)-alpha-D-glucan chain to a primary hydroxy group in a similar glucan chain (according to Swiss-Prot)

Protein family

• glycosyl hydrolase 13 family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Paralogous protein(s)

• AmyX

Structure

• 5GQU (from Cyanothece sp., 46% identity)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: glgB-glgC-glgD-glgA-glgP
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigE: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigE regulon

  Regulation

  • expressed early during sporulation in the mother cell (SigE) PubMed

References

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