Difference between revisions of "TasA"

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* '''Effectors of protein activity:'''
 
* '''Effectors of protein activity:'''
  
* '''Interactions:''' forms fibers of variable length and 10-15 nm in width {{PubMed|20080671}}
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* '''Interactions:'''
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** forms fibers of variable length and 10-15 nm in width {{PubMed|20080671}}
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** [[TapA]]-[[TasA]] {{PubMed|21477127}}
  
* '''Localization:''' extracellular (signal peptide) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18957862 PubMed], membrane [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18763711 PubMed]  
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* '''Localization:'''  
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** extracellular (signal peptide) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18957862 PubMed], secretion requires [[SipW]]
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** membrane [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18763711 PubMed]  
  
 
=== Database entries ===
 
=== Database entries ===
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=Expression and regulation=
 
=Expression and regulation=
  
* '''Operon:''' ''[[yqxM]]-[[sipW]]-[[tasA]]'' [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16430695 PubMed]
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* '''Operon:''' ''[[tapA]]-[[sipW]]-[[tasA]]'' [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16430695 PubMed]
  
 
* '''[[Sigma factor]]:''' [[SigA]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16430695 PubMed]
 
* '''[[Sigma factor]]:''' [[SigA]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/16430695 PubMed]

Revision as of 08:39, 12 April 2011

  • Description: major component of biofilm matrix, forms amyloid fibers

Gene name tasA
Synonyms cotN, yqhF
Essential no
Product major component of biofilm matrix
Function biofilm formation
Regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Biofilm, Protein secretion
MW, pI 28 kDa, 5.442
Gene length, protein length 783 bp, 261 aa
Immediate neighbours sinR, sipW
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
TasA context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

biofilm formation

This gene is a member of the following regulons

AbrB regulon, SinR regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU24620

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: forms amyloid fibers that bind cells together in the biofilm PubMed
  • Protein family: peptidase M73 family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Localization:
    • extracellular (signal peptide) PubMed, secretion requires SipW
    • membrane PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

Expression and regulation

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Massimiliano Marvasi, Pieter T Visscher, Lilliam Casillas Martinez
Exopolymeric substances (EPS) from Bacillus subtilis: polymers and genes encoding their synthesis.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2010, 313(1);1-9
[PubMed:20735481] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Yunrong Chai, Thomas Norman, Roberto Kolter, Richard Losick
An epigenetic switch governing daughter cell separation in Bacillus subtilis.
Genes Dev: 2010, 24(8);754-65
[PubMed:20351052] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)


Original publications