MprF

• Description: synthesis of lysylphosphatidylglycerol (L-PG), lysinylation of phosphatidylglycerol provides some resistance against positively charged antimicrobial peptides
  
  

Gene name	mprF
Synonyms	yfiW, yfiX
Essential	no
Product	lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol synthase
Function	lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol lipid biosynthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: mprF
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: mprF
MW, pI	96 kDa, 9.498
Gene length, protein length	2568 bp, 856 aa
Immediate neighbours	yfiV, yfiY
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis of lipids, membrane proteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU08425

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: old_YfiWold_YfiX

Additional information

Gene was re-assembled due to sequencing error in original sequence (it encompasses the genes annotated as yfiX and yfiW in SubtiList) PubMed

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

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• Localization:
  • cell membrane at the septum PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: C0H3X7

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: mprF (according to DBTBS)

• Expression browser: mprF PubMed

• Sigma factor:

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• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Hervé Roy, Michael Ibba
Broad range amino acid specificity of RNA-dependent lipid remodeling by multiple peptide resistance factors.
J Biol Chem: 2009, 284(43);29677-83
[PubMed:19734140] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Anna-Barbara Hachmann, Esther R Angert, John D Helmann
Genetic analysis of factors affecting susceptibility of Bacillus subtilis to daptomycin.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother: 2009, 53(4);1598-609
[PubMed:19164152] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Letal I Salzberg, John D Helmann
Phenotypic and transcriptomic characterization of Bacillus subtilis mutants with grossly altered membrane composition.
J Bacteriol: 2008, 190(23);7797-807
[PubMed:18820022] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Hervé Roy, Michael Ibba
RNA-dependent lipid remodeling by bacterial multiple peptide resistance factors.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2008, 105(12);4667-72
[PubMed:18305156] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ayako Nishibori, Jin Kusaka, Hiroshi Hara, Masato Umeda, Kouji Matsumoto
Phosphatidylethanolamine domains and localization of phospholipid synthases in Bacillus subtilis membranes.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(6);2163-74
[PubMed:15743965] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Petra Staubitz, Andreas Peschel
MprF-mediated lysinylation of phospholipids in Bacillus subtilis--protection against bacteriocins in terrestrial habitats?
Microbiology (Reading): 2002, 148(Pt 11);3331-3332
[PubMed:12427923] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)