GanA

• Description: beta-galactosidase
  
  

Gene name	lacA
Synonyms	yvfN
Essential	no
Product	beta-galactosidase
Function	unknown
MW, pI	79 kDa, 5.704
Gene length, protein length	2061 bp, 687 aa
Immediate neighbours	yvfO, yvfM
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU34130

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing beta-D-galactose residues in beta-D-galactosides (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: glycosyl hydrolase 42 family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: O07012

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 3.2.1.23 3

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

R A Daniel, J Haiech, F Denizot, J Errington
Isolation and characterization of the lacA gene encoding beta-galactosidase in Bacillus subtilis and a regulator gene, lacR.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(17);5636-8
[PubMed:9287030] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

J Errington, C H Vogt
Isolation and characterization of mutations in the gene encoding an endogenous Bacillus subtilis beta-galactosidase and its regulator.
J Bacteriol: 1990, 172(1);488-90
[PubMed:2104611] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

1. Daniel RA, Haiech J, Denizot F, Errington J. (1997) Isolation and characterization of the lacA gene encoding beta-galactosidase in Bacillus subtilis and a regulator gene, lacR. J. Bacteriol. 179:5636-5638. PubMed
2. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed