OxdD

• Description: oxalate decarboxylase, inner spore coat protein
  
  

Gene name	oxdD
Synonyms	yoaN
Essential	no
Product	oxalate decarboxylase
Function	protection of the spore
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: oxdD
MW, pI	43 kDa, 5.359
Gene length, protein length	1176 bp, 392 aa
Immediate neighbours	yozS, yoaO
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

sporulation proteins, resistance against other toxic compounds (nitric oxide, phenolic acids, flavonoids, oxalate)

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigK regulon, GerE regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU18670

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Oxalate = formate + CO₂ (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: UPF0361 family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s): OxdC

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactors:

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:
  • inner spore coat, localization depends on SafA PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O34767

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 4.1.1.2

Expression and regulation

• Operon: oxdD PubMed

• Expression browser: oxdD PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigK PubMed

• Regulation:
  • expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK, GerE) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • GerE: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Reviews

Peter T McKenney, Adam Driks, Patrick Eichenberger
The Bacillus subtilis endospore: assembly and functions of the multilayered coat.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2013, 11(1);33-44
[PubMed:23202530] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Miia R Mäkelä, Kristiina Hildén, Taina K Lundell
Oxalate decarboxylase: biotechnological update and prevalence of the enzyme in filamentous fungi.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol: 2010, 87(3);801-14
[PubMed:20464388] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original publications

Peter T McKenney, Patrick Eichenberger
Dynamics of spore coat morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2012, 83(2);245-60
[PubMed:22171814] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Sébastien Potot, Cláudia R Serra, Adriano O Henriques, Ghislain Schyns
Display of recombinant proteins on Bacillus subtilis spores, using a coat-associated enzyme as the carrier.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2010, 76(17);5926-33
[PubMed:20601499] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Leif Steil, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O Henriques, Uwe Völker
Genome-wide analysis of temporally regulated and compartment-specific gene expression in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2005, 151(Pt 2);399-420
[PubMed:15699190] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Teresa Costa, Leif Steil, Lígia O Martins, Uwe Völker, Adriano O Henriques
Assembly of an oxalate decarboxylase produced under sigmaK control into the Bacillus subtilis spore coat.
J Bacteriol: 2004, 186(5);1462-74
[PubMed:14973022] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A Tanner, L Bowater, S A Fairhurst, S Bornemann
Oxalate decarboxylase requires manganese and dioxygen for activity. Overexpression and characterization of Bacillus subtilis YvrK and YoaN.
J Biol Chem: 2001, 276(47);43627-34
[PubMed:11546787] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)