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yxaB [Tue Dec 13 2016 11:16:37 GMT+0100 (CET)]

general stress protein, putative exopolysaccaride synthase, important for biofilm formation
locus
BSU40030
pI
4.53
mw
39.00 kDa
function
biofilm formation, survival of salt and ethanol stress
product
putative exopolysaccaride synthase
essential
no
synonyms

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 4.1.2.5|Other proteins required for biofilm formation]
  • [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.1|General stress proteins (controlled by SigB)]
  • [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.6|Poorly characterized/ putative enzymes]
  • [SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

  • [SW|biofilm formation], [SW|general stress proteins (controlled by SigB)], [SW|poorly characterized/ putative enzymes]
  • This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

  • [SW|AbrB regulon], [SW|SigB regulon]
  • Gene

    Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
    4,110,949 -> 4,111,980

    The protein

    Protein family

  • polysaccharide pyruvyl transferase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Expression and Regulation

    Operon

  • ''[protein|search|yxaA]-[protein|search|yxaB]'' [Pubmed|15805528,10746760]
  • ''[protein|search|yxaB]'' [Pubmed|15805528]
  • [SW|Sigma factor]

  • ''[protein|search|yxaA]'': [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|15805528]
  • ''[protein|search|yxaB]'': [protein|search|SigB] [Pubmed|15805528]
  • Regulation

  • induced by stress ([protein|search|SigB]) [Pubmed|15805528]
  • repressed during logrithmic growth ([protein|search|AbrB]) [Pubmed|15805528,18326573]
  • Regulatory mechanism

  • [protein|search|AbrB]: transcription repression [Pubmed|15805528,18326573]
  • References

  • 10746760,15805528