ykvQ

similar to chitinase

Locus: BSU_13790

Isoelectric point: 8.95

Molecular weight: 26.47 kDa

Protein length: 232 aa

Gene length: 699 bp

Function: unknown

Product: unknown

Essential: no

Synonyms

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Lifestyles → Sporulation → Sporulation proteins → Sporulation proteins/ other
• Groups of genes → Poorly characterized/ putative enzymes

Gene

Coordinates: 1,445,638 → 1,446,336

The protein

Protein family

• Glycosyl hydrolase 18 family (according to UniProt)

Domains

• glycoside hydrolase family 18 domain (aa 25 to 220)

Structure

• 5JH8 (from Chromobacterium violaceum, 26% identity)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: ykvP-ykzQ-ykvQ-ykzR
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigK: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigK regulon

  Regulation

  • expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK) PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-A793 (ykvQ::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
• BKE13790 (ΔykvQ::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATCTCATAACCCCTTCATC, downstream forward: _UP4_TCTCAAGCCATTCCCCTTTA
• BKK13790 (ΔykvQ::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATCTCATAACCCCTTCATC, downstream forward: _UP4_TCTCAAGCCATTCCCCTTTA

References

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