glgB [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:56:27 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme

locus: BSU30980

pI: 6.24

mw: 73.00 kDa

function: glycogen biosynthesis

product: 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme

essential: no

ec: 2.4.1.18

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.6|Miscellaneous metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.6.5|Biosynthesis of glycogen]
• [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]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

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

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

• [SW|SigE regulon]

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)

• [protein|search|AmyX]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|glgB]-[protein|search|glgC]-[protein|search|glgD]-[protein|search|glgA]-[protein|search|glgP]'' [Pubmed|8145641]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigE] [Pubmed|8145641]

Regulation

• expressed early during sporulation in the mother cell ([protein|search|SigE]) [Pubmed|8145641]

References

• 8145641