secA
168
preprotein translocase subunit (ATPase), required for membrane targeting of DivIVA, motor protein that drives preprotein translocation through the SecY-SecE-SecG channel
locus
BSU_35300
Molecular weight
95.33 kDa
pI
5.34
function
protein secretion
product
preprotein translocase subunit (ATPase)
essential
yes
synonyms
secA, div, div-341, ts-341
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG0653 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
3,628,310 3,630,835
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|12682299]
terminal phenotype of CRISPRi knockdown mutant is moderate bending and a cessation of growth [Pubmed|27238023]
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
ATP ADP + Pi + preprotein translocation
required for membrane targeting of [protein|A8C0C2B7BCA6FFFF3811402D683FB7B99F7120A4|divIVA] [Pubmed|24592260]
Protein family
SecA family (single member, according to UniProt)
[wiki|Domains]
nucleotide binding domain, preprotein binding domain, IRA2 domain, scaffold domain, wing domain, IRA1 domain, C-terminal domain
[wiki|Cofactors]
Mg
Structure
[PDB|1TF5] (open structure), [PDB|2IBM], [PDB|3DL8] (structure of the ([protein|5350DC618130E013757EE667B9AFC5F2EC68EC08|secY]-[protein|1007EA15FB7AF81A44400287DB68BCC497158ACF|secE]-[protein|D8851F453E5EF18D36F25834A8CB9C61EAF15E44|secG])-[protein|AD7CD451B4AE638A719C91780339784A7FF0F248|secA] complex [Pubmed|18923516]
[AF|P28366]
Effectors of protein activity
anionic phospholipids, preprotein, [protein|5350DC618130E013757EE667B9AFC5F2EC68EC08|secY], signal peptides (even when added in trans) [Pubmed|19924216]
[wiki|Localization]
mainly in the cytoplasm [pubmed|38474341]
a small fraction is statically associated with the cell membrane [pubmed|38474341]
Additional information
subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation [PubMed|17981983]
Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|AD7CD451B4AE638A719C91780339784A7FF0F248|secA]-[gene|12E06FD3A36D95AE82E3C65788FA98178039592F|prfB]
description
[Pubmed|9882663]
sigma factors
[protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|sigA]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|9882663], in [regulon|protein:360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|sigA regulon]
Biological materials
Mutant
BEC35300, a CRISPRi knockdown mutant, is available from the [http://bgsc.org/ Bacillus Genetic Stock Center]
References
Reviews
Original Publications
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