adhB

forespore-specific protein, similar to alcohol dehydrogenase

Locus: BSU_26970

Isoelectric point: 5.66

Molecular weight: 41.04 kDa

Protein length: 378 aa

Gene length: 1137 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: 2,753,452 → 2,754,588

The protein

Protein family

• zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family (according to UniProt)

Paralogous protein(s)

• YycR:

Structure

• 4CPD (from Thermus Sp., 34% identity)

Localization

• spore wall (according to Swiss-Prot)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: yraG-yraF-adhB-yraE-yraD
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigG: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigG regulon

  Regulation

  • expressed during sporulation in the forespore (SigG) PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-A261 (adhB::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
• BKE26970 (ΔadhB::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGCTGTAAAACCTCCAGT, downstream forward: _UP4_CCTTAAAAAACGGAGGTTAC
• BKK26970 (ΔadhB::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGCTGTAAAACCTCCAGT, downstream forward: _UP4_CCTTAAAAAACGGAGGTTAC

References

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