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lcfA [2018-03-08 16:11:53]
long chain acyl-CoA synthetase, involved in surfactin production
function
fatty acid degradation
product
long chain acyl-CoA synthetase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4|Lipid metabolism] → [category|SW 2.4.1|Utilization of lipids] → [category|SW 2.4.1.3|Utilization of fatty acids]Gene
Coordinates
2,918,646 → 2,920,328
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
ATP + a long-chain carboxylic acid + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + an acyl-CoA (according to Swiss-Prot), activates 3-hydroxy fatty acids for surfactin biosynthesis [Pubmed|20797616]Protein family
ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family (according to Swiss-Prot)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|41B879EF69E2D4F5C1896A4709567B88FD8AC5B7|LcfB], [protein|5050649605DD782AF10FC0AEEA5F14036EC0197D|YhfT], [protein|5F73ACDEAFC7F1EB26D55195100C3283FC1F587C|YngI] Structure
[PDB|3R44] (Very-long-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 28% identity) [pubmed|22560731][SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|7AC5217CA35F8E134ABB35D74F1BA5E684D2E058|lcfA]-[gene|8A8F93BAD0582F712C9EE1C3FE6C04292E91F390|fadR]-[gene|3111ECB66CD3CFF0494AA3DF4D646102CF3B0FA8|fadB]-[gene|251600E5FD52DC0352A123F1224C037577F5A09C|etfB]-[gene|ACA8FF923D72CC99F447E47F6A1381FEAD9DAB09|etfA]
description
[Pubmed|17189250]
sigma factors
[protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|21398533], in [regulon|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA regulon]regulatory mechanism
[protein|8A8F93BAD0582F712C9EE1C3FE6C04292E91F390|FadR]: repression, [Pubmed|17189250], in [regulon|8A8F93BAD0582F712C9EE1C3FE6C04292E91F390|FadR regulon][protein|E39AFEB7B7F28969A35C4B51CC6E7819F71C79D9|CcpA]: repression, [Pubmed|21398533], in [regulon|E39AFEB7B7F28969A35C4B51CC6E7819F71C79D9|CcpA regulon]regulation
induced by long chain acyl-CoA (C14 ... C20) ([protein|8A8F93BAD0582F712C9EE1C3FE6C04292E91F390|FadR]) [Pubmed|17189250]expression of the operon is strongly induced during [SW|biofilm formation] [pubmed|31113899]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
available in [SW|Mohamed Marahiel]'s lab [Pubmed|20797616]1A852 ( ''lcfA''::''cat''), [Pubmed|17085570], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1A852&Search=1A852 BGSC]BKE28560 (Δ[gene|7AC5217CA35F8E134ABB35D74F1BA5E684D2E058|lcfA]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE28560 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATAAAACCTCCCCTTTCGA, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAAAAGAGAACGCCTATBKK28560 (Δ[gene|7AC5217CA35F8E134ABB35D74F1BA5E684D2E058|lcfA]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK28560 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATAAAACCTCCCCTTTCGA, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAAAAAGAGAACGCCTATReferences
17189250,17919287,20797616,17085570,22900538,22560731