function
replenishment of the oxaloacetate pool
product
pyruvate carboxylase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2|Carbon metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1|Carbon core metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1.4|TCA cycle][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|carbon core metabolism], [SW|membrane proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|stringent response], [SW|TnrA regulon]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
1,554,185 -> 1,557,631
The protein
[SW|Cofactors]
biotin [Pubmed|24816803]Structure
[PDB|3BG5] (''S. aureus'')[SW|Localization]
membrane associated [Pubmed|18763711]cytoplasm (homogeneously distributed throughout the cell) [Pubmed|24825009][SW|Interactions]
[SW|BirA]-[SW|PycA] [Pubmed|24816803]Additional information
PycA binds to StrepTactin, and may be co-purified when purifying Strep-tagged proteins by [SW|SPINE].PycA is subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation [Pubmed|17981983]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|pycA]'' [Pubmed|20081037][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|20081037]Regulation
subject to positive stringent control upon lysine starvation [Pubmed|20081037][protein|search|TnrA]: transcription repression [Pubmed|25755103]Regulatory mechanism
stringent response: due to presence of adenines at 1 and 2 positions of the transcript [Pubmed|20081037]Additional information
subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation [Pubmed|17981983]Biological materials
Mutant
GP793 (cat), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labExpression vector
pGP1289 (N-terminal Strep-tag, purification from ''B. subtilis'', for [SW|SPINE], in [SW|pGP380]), available in [SW|Stülke] labReferences
Reviews
18613815,12769720,10229653,9597748,7780827 Original publications
18763711,20081037,24825009,25755103,24816803