DprA

• Description: conveys incoming ssDNA to RecA
  
  

Gene name	dprA
Synonyms	smf
Essential	no
Product	recombination mediator protein
Function	DNA repair/ recombination
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: DprA
MW, pI	32 kDa, 9.755
Gene length, protein length	891 bp, 297 aa
Immediate neighbours	sucD, topA
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

DNA repair/ recombination, genetic competence

This gene is a member of the following regulons

ComK regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU16110

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • provides RecA access to ssDNA during chromosomal transformation (together with RecO) PubMed

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

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • DprA-RecA PubMed
  • DprA-DprA PubMed
  • DprA-ComFA PubMed
  • SsbB-DprA PubMed

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P39813

• KEGG entry: [3]

Expression and regulation

• Operon: dprA (according to DBTBS)

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • expressed under conditions that trigger genetic competence (ComK) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • ComK: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Peter Graumann, Freiburg University, Germany homepage