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spsE

legionaminic acid synthesis
Locus
BSU_37870
Isoelectric point
5.23
Molecular weight
40.73 kDa
Protein length
373 aa Sequence Blast
Gene length
1122 bp Sequence Blast
Function
legionaminic acid synthesis
Product
unknown
Essential
no
Synonyms
ipa-67d

Genomic Context

      
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Categories containing this gene/protein

Gene

Coordinates
3,887,741 → 3,888,862

Phenotypes of a mutant

  • less hydrophobic spore surface PubMed
  • The protein

    Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

  • required for spore crust assembly, legionaminic acid synthesis PubMed
  • Domains

  • AFP-like domain (aa 305-367) (according to UniProt)
  • Structure

    Expression and Regulation

    Operons

    Description

    Sigma factors

  • SigE: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigE regulon
  • SigK: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigK regulon
  • Regulatory mechanism

  • GerE: activation, PubMed, in GerE regulon
  • Regulation

  • expressed during sporulation in the mother cell (SigE, SigK, GerE) PubMed
  • Additional information

  • the mRNA is very stable (half-life > 15 min) PubMed
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    Biological materials

    Mutant

  • BKE37870 (ΔspsE::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ATTCGCGATCTGAAACGCTG, downstream forward: _UP4_ATTTTACTGAAGGACAGCCC
  • BKK37870 (ΔspsE::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ATTCGCGATCTGAAACGCTG, downstream forward: _UP4_ATTTTACTGAAGGACAGCCC
  • References

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