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wapA [Thu Mar 03 2016 09:22:56 GMT+0100 (CET)]

cell wall-associated protein precursor, contact-dependent growth inhibition protein
locus
BSU39230
pI
6.00
mw
258.00 kDa
function
intercellular competition
product
cell wall-associated protein precursor
essential
no
synonyms

Genomic Context

      

categories

  • [category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.5|Cell wall/ other]
  • [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.3|Coping with stress] → [category|SW 4.3.18|Toxins, antitoxins and immunity against toxins/ based on similarity]
  • [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.12|Secreted proteins]
  • [SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

  • [SW|cell wall/ other], [SW|toxins, antitoxins and immunity against toxins]
  • This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

  • [SW|DegU regulon], [SW|WalR regulon], [SW|YvrHb regulon]
  • Gene

    Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
    4,023,544 -> 4,030,548

    The protein

    Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

  • the C-terminal toxic domain has RNase activity (cleaves tRNAs) [Pubmed|23572593]
  • [SW|Domains]

  • cell wall binding domain as retention signal
  • C-terminal toxic domain with RNase activity (cleaves tRNAs) [Pubmed|23572593]
  • Effectors of protein activity

  • [protein|search|YxxG] inhibits the toxic activity of [protein|search|WapA] [Pubmed|23572593]
  • [SW|Localization]

  • extracellular (signal peptide), cell wall binding domain as retention signal, major constituent of the secretome [Pubmed|18957862]
  • [SW|Interactions]

  • [protein|search|WapA]-[protein|search|YxxG] [Pubmed|23572593]
  • Expression and Regulation

    Operon

  • ''[protein|search|wapA]-[protein|search|yxxG]'' [Pubmed|16306698]
  • [SW|Sigma factor]

  • [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|23199363]
  • Regulation

  • repressed at high salt concentration ([protein|search|DegU]-P) [Pubmed|9537385]
  • Regulatory mechanism

  • [protein|search|DegU]-P: transcription repression [Pubmed|9537385]
  • activated by [SW|YvrHb] [Pubmed|16306698]
  • [protein|search|WalR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|23199363]
  • References

  • 11987133,16672620,18957862,16306698,9537385,21821766,23572593,23199363,25666134