DeaD

• Description: DEAD-box RNA helicase
  
  

Gene name	deaD
Synonyms	yxiN
Essential	no
Product	DEAD-box RNA helicase
Function	RNA helicase
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: deaD
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: DeaD
MW, pI	53 kDa, 7.706
Gene length, protein length	1437 bp, 479 aa
Immediate neighbours	yxiO, yxiM
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

DEAD-box RNA helicases, translation

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU39110

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: RNA helicase

• Protein family: DEAD-box RNA helicase

• Paralogous protein(s): CshA, CshB, YfmL

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:
  • Helicase domain 1: AS 1-203
  • Linker region: AS 204-212
  • Helicase domain 2: AS 207-368
  • RNA-binding domain: AS 404-479

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • DeaD-CshA PubMed
  • DeaD-CshB PubMed
  • DeaD-23S rRNA PubMed

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure: 2G0C (RNA-binding domain, AA 404-479), 2HJV (second domain, AA 207-368); 3MOJ (RNA binding domain complexed with a fragment of 23S ribosomal RNA) PubMed

• UniProt: P42305

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: yxiM-deaD PubMed

• Expression browser: deaD PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant: GP1052 (tet), available in the Stülke lab

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

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

• FLAG-tag construct: GP1065 (spc, based on pGP1331), available in the Stülke lab

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Dagmar Klostermeier, Biozentrum Basel, Switzerland homepage