N-formylcysteine deformylase, required for the conversion of S-methyl-cysteine to cysteine
function
utilization of S-methyl-cysteine
product
N-formylcysteine deformylase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.4|Sulfur metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6.4.1|Conversion of S-methyl cysteine to cysteine]Gene
Coordinates
1,526,195 → 1,526,749
Phenotypes of a mutant
a ''[gene|3D41FB608DB70B9482312A1BBCCDBDA7FB713AFA|defA] [gene|53B760316B19E142FC3ECAD2CFAA540377B08BBC|defB]'' double mutant is not viable unless the cells acquire suppressor mutations in ''[gene|06971E9AAB033E2878914A76645F99E97CE8A90A|fmt], [gene|BAE8062DA8538C9C83FFBA9684BECE9613EEFD2F|glyA]'' or ''[gene|71FC6E75694B7066D808BAD736140569875E5E5C|folD]'' [Pubmed|27983482]no growth with S-methyl cysteine [Pubmed|23944997]inactivation of ''[gene|53B760316B19E142FC3ECAD2CFAA540377B08BBC|defB]'' reduces sporulation efficiency to 9% that of wild type cells; engulfment and fission defects, with reduced [protein|5F24258282F3166B7696B9E9ABC1706E4D06C944|SigG] activity [Pubmed|26735940]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
N-acetylcysteine -→ cysteine + acetate [Pubmed|23944997]Protein family
polypeptide deformylase family (according to Swiss-Prot)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|3D41FB608DB70B9482312A1BBCCDBDA7FB713AFA|DefA] Structure
[PDB|1LQY] (complex with antibiotic actinonin, Geobacillus stearothermophilus)Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|53B760316B19E142FC3ECAD2CFAA540377B08BBC|defB]
description
[pubmed|22383849]
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Mutant
MGNA-A901 (ykrB::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/901 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]BKE14560 (Δ[gene|53B760316B19E142FC3ECAD2CFAA540377B08BBC|defB]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE14560 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CAAGAAACTTCACTCCTAAA, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAGAGAAAACGGCTGGCBKK14560 (Δ[gene|53B760316B19E142FC3ECAD2CFAA540377B08BBC|defB]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK14560 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CAAGAAACTTCACTCCTAAA, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAGAGAAAACGGCTGGCReferences
11429456,23944997,26735940,27983482