Tkt

• Description: transketolase
  
  

Gene name	tkt
Synonyms	tktA
Essential	no
Product	transketolase
Function	pentose phosphate pathway
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: tkt
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: Tkt
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: tkt
MW, pI	72 kDa, 4.803
Gene length, protein length	2001 bp, 667 aa
Immediate neighbours	ynzC, sirA
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

carbon core metabolism, phosphoproteins, most abundant proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

Spo0A regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU17890

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate = D-ribose 5-phosphate + D-xylulose 5-phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)

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

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification: phosphorylated on ser/ thr/ tyr PubMed

• Cofactors: thiamine pyrophosphate

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: Tkt-Tpi PubMed

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure: [3K95], complex with thiamine diphosphate, from B. anthracis

• UniProt: P45694

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 2.2.1.1

Expression and regulation

• Operon: tkt PubMed

• Expression browser: tkt PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • repressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • Spo0A: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:
  • belongs to the 100 most abundant proteins PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant: BS4530 (aphA3), available in Stülke lab

• Expression vector:
  • pGP94 (N-terminal Strep-tag, for SPINE, expression in B. subtilis, in pGP380), available in Stülke lab
  • for expression, purification in E. coli with N-terminal Strep-tag, in pGP172: pGP820, available in Stülke lab

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Stülke lab

• Antibody:

• FLAG-tag construct: GP1406 (spc, based on pGP1331), available in the Stülke lab

References

Reviews

G Schenk, R G Duggleby, P F Nixon
Properties and functions of the thiamin diphosphate dependent enzyme transketolase.
Int J Biochem Cell Biol: 1998, 30(12);1297-318
[PubMed:9924800] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Original publications

Stefan Lüdtke, Piotr Neumann, Karl M Erixon, Finian Leeper, Ronald Kluger, Ralf Ficner, Kai Tittmann
Sub-ångström-resolution crystallography reveals physical distortions that enhance reactivity of a covalent enzymatic intermediate.
Nat Chem: 2013, 5(9);762-7
[PubMed:23965678] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Yong-Cheol Park, Hae-Jin Lee, Chang Sup Kim, Jin-Ho Seo
Effects of oxygen supply and mixed sugar concentration on D-ribose production by a transketolase-deficient Bacillus subtilis SPK1.
J Microbiol Biotechnol: 2013, 23(4);560-4
[PubMed:23568212] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Lin Wu, Zhimin Li, Qin Ye
Enhanced D-ribose biosynthesis in batch culture of a transketolase-deficient Bacillus subtilis strain by citrate.
J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol: 2009, 36(10);1289-96
[PubMed:19603213] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Fabian M Commichau, Fabian M Rothe, Christina Herzberg, Eva Wagner, Daniel Hellwig, Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Elke Hammer, Uwe Völker, Jörg Stülke
Novel activities of glycolytic enzymes in Bacillus subtilis: interactions with essential proteins involved in mRNA processing.
Mol Cell Proteomics: 2009, 8(6);1350-60
[PubMed:19193632] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Alain Lévine, Françoise Vannier, Cédric Absalon, Lauriane Kuhn, Peter Jackson, Elaine Scrivener, Valérie Labas, Joëlle Vinh, Patrick Courtney, Jérôme Garin, Simone J Séror
Analysis of the dynamic Bacillus subtilis Ser/Thr/Tyr phosphoproteome implicated in a wide variety of cellular processes.
Proteomics: 2006, 6(7);2157-73
[PubMed:16493705] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Yong-Cheol Park, Jin-Ho Choi, George N Bennett, Jin-Ho Seo
Characterization of D-ribose biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis JY200 deficient in transketolase gene.
J Biotechnol: 2006, 121(4);508-16
[PubMed:16143417] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Christine Eymann, Annette Dreisbach, Dirk Albrecht, Jörg Bernhardt, Dörte Becher, Sandy Gentner, Le Thi Tam, Knut Büttner, Gerrit Buurman, Christian Scharf, Simone Venz, Uwe Völker, Michael Hecker
A comprehensive proteome map of growing Bacillus subtilis cells.
Proteomics: 2004, 4(10);2849-76
[PubMed:15378759] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Yong-Cheol Park, Sung-Gun Kim, Kyungmoon Park, Kelvin H Lee, Jin-Ho Seo
Fed-batch production of D-ribose from sugar mixtures by transketolase-deficient Bacillus subtilis SPK1.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol: 2004, 66(3);297-302
[PubMed:15375635] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Virginie Molle, Masaya Fujita, Shane T Jensen, Patrick Eichenberger, José E González-Pastor, Jun S Liu, Richard Losick
The Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 50(5);1683-701
[PubMed:14651647] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

T Schiött, C von Wachenfeldt, L Hederstedt
Identification and characterization of the ccdA gene, required for cytochrome c synthesis in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(6);1962-73
[PubMed:9068642] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)