LevE

• Description: trigger enzyme: fructose-specific phosphotransferase system, EIIB component of the PTS
  
  

Gene name	levE
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	trigger enzyme: fructose-specific phosphotransferase system, EIIB component
Function	fructose uptake and phosphorylation, control of LevR activity
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Sugar catabolism
MW, pI	17 kDa, 9.444
Gene length, protein length	486 bp, 162 aa
Immediate neighbours	levF, levD
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

phosphotransferase systems, utilization of specific carbon sources, trigger enzyme, membrane proteins, phosphoproteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

CcpA regulon, LevR regulon, SigL regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU27060

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Protein EIIB N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine + sugar = protein EIIB + sugar phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: PTS permease, mannose permease (Man) family PubMed

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: LevE-LevR

• Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure: 1BLE

• UniProt: P26380

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number: 2.7.1.69

Expression and regulation

• Operon: levD-levE-levF-levG-sacC PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigL PubMed

• Regulation:
  • subject to carbon catabolite repression (CcpA, LevR) PubMed
  • induced in the presence of fructose (LevR) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • CcpA: transcription repression PubMed
  • LevR: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Jonathan Reizer, Steffi Bachem, Aiala Reizer, Maryvonne Arnaud, Milton H Saier, Jörg Stülke
Novel phosphotransferase system genes revealed by genome analysis - the complete complement of PTS proteins encoded within the genome of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 1999, 145 ( Pt 12);3419-3429
[PubMed:10627040] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

S Schauder, R S Nunn, R Lanz, B Erni, T Schirmer
Crystal structure of the IIB subunit of a fructose permease (IIBLev) from Bacillus subtilis.
J Mol Biol: 1998, 276(3);591-602
[PubMed:9551099] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

V Charrier, J Deutscher, A Galinier, I Martin-Verstraete
Protein phosphorylation chain of a Bacillus subtilis fructose-specific phosphotransferase system and its participation in regulation of the expression of the lev operon.
Biochemistry: 1997, 36(5);1163-72
[PubMed:9033408] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

S Seip, R Lanz, R Gutknecht, K Flükiger, B Erni
The fructose transporter of Bacillus subtilis encoded by the lev operon: backbone assignment and secondary structure of the IIB(Lev) subunit.
Eur J Biochem: 1997, 243(1-2);306-14
[PubMed:9030753] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

I Martin-Verstraete, J Stülke, A Klier, G Rapoport
Two different mechanisms mediate catabolite repression of the Bacillus subtilis levanase operon.
J Bacteriol: 1995, 177(23);6919-27
[PubMed:7592486] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Débarbouillé, I Martin-Verstraete, F Kunst, G Rapoport
The Bacillus subtilis sigL gene encodes an equivalent of sigma 54 from gram-negative bacteria.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1991, 88(20);9092-6
[PubMed:1924373] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Débarbouillé, I Martin-Verstraete, A Klier, G Rapoport
The transcriptional regulator LevR of Bacillus subtilis has domains homologous to both sigma 54- and phosphotransferase system-dependent regulators.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1991, 88(6);2212-6
[PubMed:1900939] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

I Martin-Verstraete, M Débarbouillé, A Klier, G Rapoport
Levanase operon of Bacillus subtilis includes a fructose-specific phosphotransferase system regulating the expression of the operon.
J Mol Biol: 1990, 214(3);657-71
[PubMed:2117666] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)