TasA anchoring/assembly protein
function
biofilm formation
product
TasA anchoring/assembly protein
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.2|Biofilm formation][category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.2|Biofilm formation] → [category|SW 4.1.2.2|Amyloid protein synthesis, secretion and assembly][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.2|Membrane proteins][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|biofilm formation], [SW|membrane proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|AbrB regulon], [SW|RemA regulon], [SW|SinR regulon]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
2,554,486 -> 2,555,247
Phenotypes of a mutant
no biofilm formation [Pubmed|24488317]The protein
[SW|Localization]
attached to the cell surface (on the outside of the cell), associated with peptidoglycan [Pubmed|21477127]secretion requires [protein|search|SipW] [Pubmed|10559173][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|TapA]-[protein|search|TasA] [Pubmed|24488317][protein|search|SipW]-[protein|search|TapA] [Pubmed|10559173]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|tapA]-[protein|search|sipW]-[protein|search|tasA]'' [Pubmed|16430695][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|16430695]Regulation
repressed by [protein|search|SinR] [Pubmed|16430695]repressed during logrithmic growth ([protein|search|AbrB]) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/10464223,17720793 PubMed]Regulatory mechanism
[protein|search|AbrB]: transcription repression [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/10464223,17720793 PubMed][protein|search|SinR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|16430695][protein|search|RemA]: transcription activation [Pubmed|23646920][protein|search|LutR]: transcription activation [Pubmed|24196425]Additional information
induction by sequestration of [protein|search|SinR] by [protein|search|SinI] or [protein|search|SlrA] [PubMed|15661000,19788541] or by SlrR [PubMed|20351052]the '[protein|search|tapA]-[protein|search|sipW]-[protein|search|tasA]' operon is not expressed in a '[protein|search|ymdB]' mutant [PubMed|21856853]the amount of the mRNA is substantially decreased upon depletion of [Rny|search|RNase Y] (this is likely due to the increased stability of the '[protein|search|sinR]' mRNA) [PubMed|21815947]Biological materials
lacZ fusion
pGP1926 (in [protein|search|pAC6]), available in [SW|Stülke] labReferences
Reviews
Original publications
18430133,18047568,18647168,20351052,16430695,10464223,17720793,19605685,20431016,10559173,21477127,21856853,21815947,23646920,24488317,25894589,26819068