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* '''Description:''' negative regulator of competence, targets [[ComK]] to [[ClpC]]-[[ClpP]] degradation machine (in log Phase) <br/><br/>
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* '''Description:''' buffering protein for development, dampens transitions to spore, biofilm exopolysaccharide and competence expression , targets [[ComK]] to [[ClpC]]-[[ClpP]] degradation machine (in log Phase), inhibits the transcriptional activity of [[Spo0A]]∼P by direct interaction <br/><br/>
  
 
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=== Additional information===
 
=== Additional information===
 
 
 
  
 
=The protein=
 
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* '''Effectors of protein activity:'''
 
* '''Effectors of protein activity:'''
  
* '''Interactions:''' [[MecA]]-[[ComK]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/10447896 PubMed], [[MecA]]-[[ComS]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/10447896 PubMed],  [[ClpC]]-[[MecA]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/10447896 PubMed]
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* '''Interactions:'''  
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** [[MecA]]-[[ComK]] {{PubMed|10447896}}
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** [[MecA]]-[[ComS]] {{PubMed|10447896}}
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** [[ClpC]]-[[MecA]] {{PubMed|10447896}}
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** [[MecA]]-[[Spo0A]] {{PubMed|21435029}}
  
 
* '''Localization:'''
 
* '''Localization:'''
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<pubmed> 19609260 </pubmed>
 
<pubmed> 19609260 </pubmed>
 
==Original Publications==
 
==Original Publications==
<pubmed>11914365,12028382,8016067,9000055,17560370,19361434,,9890793,2113920,8817496,16525504,12598648,,10447896,8412687,11918817, 10447896, 12028382, 8016067, 10361283, 11703662  9535081 19767395 19801546 8016066 19202088 </pubmed>
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<pubmed>11914365,12028382,8016067,9000055,17560370,19361434,,9890793,2113920,8817496,16525504,12598648,21435029 ,10447896,8412687,11918817, 10447896, 12028382, 8016067, 10361283, 11703662  9535081 19767395 19801546 8016066 19202088 </pubmed>
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]

Revision as of 07:47, 26 March 2011

  • Description: buffering protein for development, dampens transitions to spore, biofilm exopolysaccharide and competence expression , targets ComK to ClpC-ClpP degradation machine (in log Phase), inhibits the transcriptional activity of Spo0A∼P by direct interaction

Gene name mecA
Synonyms
Essential no
Product adaptor protein
Function control of ComK degradation, regulation of competence
MW, pI 25 kDa, 4.209
Gene length, protein length 654 bp, 218 aa
Immediate neighbours yjbE, coiA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
MecA context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList



Categories containing this gene/protein

genetic competence, proteolysis

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU11520

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: mecA family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): YpbH

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
    • N-terminal domain (1 ... 120): recruitment of protein substrates PubMed
    • C-terminal domain (121 ... 218): facilitates assembly of the ClpC-ClpP oligomer and acts as a degradation tag PubMed
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Localization:

Database entries

  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant: GP813 (spc), GP814 (aphA3) both available in the Stülke lab
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Janine Kirstein, Noël Molière, David A Dougan, Kürşad Turgay
Adapting the machine: adaptor proteins for Hsp100/Clp and AAA+ proteases.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2009, 7(8);589-99
[PubMed:19609260] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original Publications