mhqP [Tue Dec 13 2016 11:16:31 GMT+0100 (CET)]

may be involved in protection against methyl-hydroquinone

locus: BSU05500

pI: 8.00

mw: 13.00 kDa

function: may be involved in protection against methyl-hydroquinone

product: unknown

essential: no

synonyms: ydfP

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.1|General stress proteins (controlled by SigB)]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.8|Resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|general stress proteins (controlled by SigB)], [SW|resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|MhqR regulon], [SW|SigB regulon]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 598,154 -> 598,543

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|mhqN]-[protein|search|mhqO]-[protein|search|mhqP]'' [Pubmed|17725564]
• ''[protein|search|mhqO]-[protein|search|mhqP]'' [Pubmed|11532142]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• ''[protein|search|mhqN]'': [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|17725564]
• ''[protein|search|mhqO]'': [protein|search|SigB] [Pubmed|11532142]

Regulation

• induced by catechol and 2-methylhydroquinone ([protein|search|MhqR]) [Pubmed|17725564]

Regulatory mechanism

• [protein|search|MhqR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|17725564]

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-C169 (ydfP::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/2167 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]

References

• 17407181,17725564,11532142