peptidoglycan hydrolase (amidase)
function
cell wall turnover
product
peptidoglycan hydrolase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.3|Cell wall degradation/ turnover] → [category|SW 1.1.3.1|Autolysis][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.12|Secreted proteins][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|cell wall degradation/ turnover]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|AbrB regulon], [SW|Spo0A regulon], [SW|WalR regulon]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
2,092,899 -> 2,093,762
The protein
[SW|Domains]
contains two N-acetylglucosamine-polymer-binding [SW|LysM domain]s [Pubmed|18430080][SW|Localization]
extracellular (signal peptide) [Pubmed|18957862]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''yocH'' [Pubmed|12950927][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|12950927]Regulation
expressed under conditions that trigger sporulation ([SW|Spo0A]) [Pubmed|14651647]repressed during logrithmic growth ([protein|search|AbrB]) [Pubmed|15101989]induced in response to cell wall derived muropeptides derived from growing cells but not lysed cells (requires activities of [protein|search|PrkC] and [protein|search|YocH]) [Pubmed|20070526]Regulatory mechanism
[SW|Spo0A]: transcription activation [Pubmed|14651647][protein|search|AbrB]: transcription repression [Pubmed|15101989][protein|search|WalR]: transcription activation [Pubmed|12950927]Biological materials
Mutant
AH023 knock-out mutant (kan), available in [SW|Kevin Devine]'s and [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labs [Pubmed|17581128]BKE19210 (''[protein|search|yocH]''::''erm'', available in the BGSC and in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s lab)Expression vector
pGP1691, expression of ''yocH''-Strep in ''B. subtilis'', in [SW|pGP382], available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labpGP1693, expression of ''yocH''-Strep in ''E. coli'', in [SW|pGP574], available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labLabs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Kevin Devine]References
Reviews
Original publications
14651647,15101989,18957862,12950927,20059685,20070526,23199363,17581128