phosphotransferase, attaches teichoic acid, teichuronic acid, or acidic capsular polysaccharide to cell wall peptidoglycan via phosphodiester linkage to N-acteylmuramic acid
function
transfer of anionic cell wall polymers from lipid-linked precursors to peptidoglycan
product
phosphotransferase, responsible for attachment of anionic polymers to peptidoglycan
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.1|Cell wall synthesis] → [category|SW 1.1.1.6|Export of anionic polymers and attachment to peptidoglycan][category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.2|Cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y)][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|cell wall synthesis], [SW|cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y)], [SW|membrane proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|SigM regulon], [SW|SigX regulon]Gene
Phenotypes of a mutant
a ''[protein|search|tagU]'' mutant has no phenoype, the triple ''[protein|search|tagT] [protein|search|tagU] [protein|search|tagV]'' mutant is unable to grow under normal conditions [Pubmed|21964069]The protein
Protein family
LytR-Cps2a-Psr family [Pubmed|19099556]Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|search|TagT], [protein|search|TagV][SW|Cofactors]
Mg(2+) [Pubmed|21964069]Structure
[PDB|3MEJ] ([protein|search|TagT], 36% identity, 69% similarity)[SW|Localization]
cytoplasmic membrane (with extracytoplasmic catalaytic domain) [Pubmed|21964069][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|MreB]-[protein|search|TagU] [Pubmed|21964069]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''tagU'' [Pubmed|1357079][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|1357079,9636707], [protein|search|SigM] [Pubmed|19047346], [protein|search|SigX] [Pubmed|1357079,9636707]Regulatory mechanism
[protein|search|LytR]: autorepression [Pubmed|1357079]References
Reviews
Original publications
9636707,1357079,19099556,21964069