bslA
168
bacterial hydrophobin, forms water-repellent surface layer of the biofilm, required for sliding, inhibitor of KinA autophosphorylation, and subsequently of entry into sporulation
Locus
BSU_31080
Molecular weight
19.11 kDa
Isoelectric point
9.99
Function
Product
biofilm surface layer, inhibitor of KinA autophosphorylation
Essential
no
Synonyms
bslA, yuaB, sivB
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
3,187,503 → 3,188,048
Phenotypes of a mutant
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
contributes to the surface stiffness and increases the surface roughness of NCIB 3610 bioflms PubMed
Protein family
BslA/BslB family (with SivA, according to UniProt)
Structure
Paralogous protein(s)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-A218 (yuaB::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
B. subtilis W939 bslA::Cm (ATCC6051 based) PubMed
B. subtilis NRS2097 bslA::Cm (NCIB3610 based) PubMed
B. subtilis bslA::Cm (168 based) PubMed
Expression vectors
Physpank-bslA based on vector pDR111: pDRyuaB2 PubMed
LacZ fusion
pNW500 PbslA-lacZ fusion in pDG1663 PubMed
GFP fusion
PbslA-gfp fusion in pSG1151 vector: pSGyuaB PubMed
References
Reviews
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