Difference between revisions of "UppS"

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=== Database entries ===
 
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* '''Structure:''' [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?pdbId=1X09 1X09] (the protein from ''E. coli'', 49% identity, 77% similarity) {{PubMed|15788389}}
  
 
* '''UniProt:''' [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O31751 O31751]
 
* '''UniProt:''' [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O31751 O31751]
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<pubmed> 22904278 23796923 </pubmed>
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<pubmed> 22904278 23796923 15788389 </pubmed>
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]

Revision as of 09:08, 1 July 2013

  • Description: undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthetase, provides the precursor for the carrier lipid, undecaprenyl phosphate (C55-P), which is required for cell wall synthesis

Gene name uppS
Synonyms yluA
Essential yes PubMed
Product undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthetase
Function cell wall biosynthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: uppS
MW, pI 29 kDa, 5.408
Gene length, protein length 780 bp, 260 aa
Immediate neighbours frr, cdsA
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
UppS context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed
UppS expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall synthesis, biosynthesis of lipids, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU16530

Phenotypes of a mutant

  • essential PubMed
  • the uppS86 (C257T) mutation provides resistance to rare earth metals such as scandium and to bacitracin PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: catalyzes eight consecutive condensation reactions of isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) with farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) to form undecaprenyl pyrophosphate
  • Protein family: UPP synthetase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure: 1X09 (the protein from E. coli, 49% identity, 77% similarity) PubMed
  • KEGG entry: [2]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References