YwcC

• Description: transcription repressor (TetR family), controls slrA expression
  
  

Gene name	ywcC
Synonyms	ipa-33d
Essential	no
Product	transcription repressor (TetR family)
Function	control of SlrA expression
Regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Biofilm
MW, pI	25 kDa, 8.466
Gene length, protein length	669 bp, 223 aa
Immediate neighbours	gtaC, slrA
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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Categories containing this gene/protein

transcription factors and their control, biofilm formation

The YwcC regulon:

• slrA

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU38220

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

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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• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P39601

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Expression browser: ywcC PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Yunrong Chai, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
Paralogous antirepressors acting on the master regulator for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2009, 74(4);876-87
[PubMed:19788541] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Kazuo Kobayashi
SlrR/SlrA controls the initiation of biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 69(6);1399-410
[PubMed:18647168] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)