ydaM

general stress protein, synthesis of extracellular polysaccharide

Locus: BSU_04300

Isoelectric point: 9.73

Molecular weight: 49.61 kDa

Protein length: 420 aa

Gene length: 1263 bp

Function: synthesis of extracellular polysaccharide

Product: unknown

Essential: no

Synonyms

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Lifestyles → Coping with stress → General stress proteins (controlled by SigB)
• Groups of genes → Poorly characterized/ putative enzymes

Gene

Coordinates: 482,577 483,839

The protein

Protein family

• glycosyltransferase 2 family PubMed

Localization

• cell membrane, forms clusters at the cell poles and septa (with YdaK and YdaN) PubMed

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: ydaJ-ydaK-ydaL-ydaM-ydaN
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigB: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigB regulon

  Regulation

  • expressed during stress (SigB) PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-C076 (ydaM::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
• JH642 and its derivatives: natural deletion of the 18 kb ydzA-mntH region encompassing the genes ydzA-topB-ydaJ-ydaK-ydaL-ydaM-ydaN-kimA-mutT-ydaP-ydzK-mntH PubMed
• BKE04300 (ydaM::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ACTTAGCGAGATAAAGAACA, downstream forward: _UP4_CAACATAAAAGCGGGTGACC
• BKK04300 (ydaM::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ACTTAGCGAGATAAAGAACA, downstream forward: _UP4_CAACATAAAAGCGGGTGACC

References

Reviews

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Original publications

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