Difference between revisions of "ComX"

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[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]

Revision as of 09:23, 28 December 2009

  • Description: competence pheromone precursor, transfers cell density signal to ComP; triggers the production of surfactin

Gene name comX
Synonyms
Essential no
Product competence pheromone precursor
Function quorum sensing
MW, pI 6 kDa, 4.358
Gene length, protein length 165 bp, 55 aa
Immediate neighbours comP, comQ
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
ComX context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU31700

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification: is synthesized as an inactive precursor, cleaved, and modified (isoprenylated) by ComQ prior to excretion
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: secreted (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • 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

The ComX --> surfactin signaling pathway is an example for paracrine signaling in bacteria

References