YrhE

• Description: unknown, similar to formate dehydrogenase
  
  

Gene name	yrhE
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	unknown
Function	unknown
MW, pI	108 kDa, 5.16
Gene length, protein length	2940 bp, 980 aa
Immediate neighbours	yrhF, yrhD
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

proteins of unknown function

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU27220

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Formate + NAD⁺ = CO₂ + NADH (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s): contains an iron-sulfur cluster

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: Q795Y4

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number: 1.2.1.2

Additional information

The gene is annotated in KEGG as an ortholog of formate dehydrogenase EC 1.2.1.2. In Swiss-Prot the protein is named “formate dehydrogenase chain A”. In MetaCyc the protein is characterized as “similar to formate dehydrogenase”. No literature/experimental evidence supporting the annotation is available. PubMed

Expression and regulation

• Operon: yrhE-yrhD PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:
  • the mRNA is substantially stabilized upon depletion of RNase Y PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Lehnik-Habrink M, Schaffer M, Mäder U, Diethmaier C, Herzberg C, Stülke J  
RNA processing in Bacillus subtilis: identification of targets of the essential RNase Y. 
Mol Microbiol. 2011 81(6): 1459-1473. 
PubMed:21815947