UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase
function
peptidoglycan precursor biosynthesis
product
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.1|Cell wall synthesis] → [category|SW 1.1.1.1|Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan][category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.1|Biosynthesis of cell wall components] → [category|SW 2.6.1.1|Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.1|Essential genes][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|cell wall synthesis], [SW|biosynthesis of cell wall components], [SW|essential genes]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
3,777,949 -> 3,779,259
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|12682299]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
Phosphoenolpyruvate UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine = phosphate UDP-N-acetyl-3-O-(1-carboxyvinyl)-D-glucosamine (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
MurA subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)Paralogous protein(s)
[SW|MurAB]Structure
[PDB|3SG1] (from ''B. anthracis'', 79% identity, 94% similarity)[SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)Additional information
:[SW|MurAA] is subject to [protein|search|ClpC]-[protein|search|ClpP]-dependent degradation upon glucose starvation [Pubmed|14763982,17981983]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[SW|ywzB]-[SW|spoIIT]-[SW|murAA]'' [Pubmed|22383849]''[SW|spoIIT]-[SW|murAA]'' [Pubmed|26735940]''[SW|murAA]'' [Pubmed|9353933][SW|Sigma factor]
''[SW|ywzB]'': [SW|SigA] [Pubmed|22383849]''[SW|spoIIT]'': [SW|SigF] [Pubmed|26735940]Regulation
expressed early during sporulation in the forespore ([protein|search|SigF]) [Pubmed|26735940]Additional information
subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation [PubMed|17981983]Biological materials
Expression vector
pRSETA-murAA, Expression of His(6)-MurAA, avalable in [SW|Ulf Gerth]'s lab [Pubmed|14763982]pGP2597: (IPTG inducible expression, purification in ''E. coli'' with N-terminal Strep-tag, in [SW|pGP172]), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labAntibody
avalable in [SW|Ulf Gerth]'s lab [Pubmed|14763982]References
Reviews
Original publications
14763982,18063720,19899805,14763982,8994972,9485407,26735940,22383849