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* '''Description:''' buffering protein for development, dampens transitions to spore, biofilm exopolysaccharide and competence expression , targets [[ComK]] to [[ClpC]]-[[ClpP]] degradation machine (in log Phase), inhibits the transcriptional activity of [[Spo0A]]∼P by direct interaction <br/><br/>
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* '''Description:''' buffering protein for development, dampens transitions to spore, biofilm exopolysaccharide and competence expression , targets [[ComK]] and [[ComS]] to [[ClpC]]-[[ClpP]] degradation machine (in log Phase), inhibits the transcriptional activity of [[Spo0A]]∼P by direct interaction <br/><br/>
 
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* '''Structure:'''
 
* '''Structure:'''
 
** [http://www.proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/3jtp 3JTP] (C-terminal domain) {{PubMed|19801546}}
 
** [http://www.proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/3jtp 3JTP] (C-terminal domain) {{PubMed|19801546}}
** [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?pdbId=3PXG 3PXG] (the [[MecA]]-[[ClpC]] complex) {{PubMed|21368759}}
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** [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?pdbId=3PXG 3PXG], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?pdbId= 3J3U 3J3U] (the [[MecA]]-[[ClpC]] complex) {{PubMed|23595989}}
  
 
* '''UniProt:''' [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P37958 P37958]
 
* '''UniProt:''' [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P37958 P37958]
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=References=
 
=References=
 
==Reviews ==
 
==Reviews ==
'''Additional reviews:''' {{PubMed|23479438,19609260}}
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<pubmed> 23375660 23479438,19609260</pubmed>
<pubmed> 23375660 </pubmed>
 
 
==Original Publications==
 
==Original Publications==
'''Additonal publications:''' {{PubMed|16525504,12598648,21435029}}
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<pubmed>11914365,9000055,17560370,19361434, 9890793,2113920,8817496, , 8412687,11918817, 10447896, 12028382, 8016067, 10361283, 11703662  9535081 19767395 19801546 8016066 19202088 8083167 21368759 23595989 16525504,12598648,21435029</pubmed>
<pubmed>11914365,9000055,17560370,19361434, 9890793,2113920,8817496, , 8412687,11918817, 10447896, 12028382, 8016067, 10361283, 11703662  9535081 19767395 19801546 8016066 19202088 8083167 21368759</pubmed>
 
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]
 
[[Category:Protein-coding genes]]

Revision as of 15:52, 14 June 2013

  • Description: buffering protein for development, dampens transitions to spore, biofilm exopolysaccharide and competence expression , targets ComK and ComS to ClpC-ClpP degradation machine (in log Phase), inhibits the transcriptional activity of Spo0A∼P by direct interaction

Gene name mecA
Synonyms
Essential no
Product adaptor protein
Function control of ComK degradation, regulation of competence
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: mecA
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: MecA
MW, pI 25 kDa, 4.209
Gene length, protein length 654 bp, 218 aa
Immediate neighbours yjbE, coiA
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
MecA context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
MecA expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

genetic competence, proteolysis

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU11520

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: mecA family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): YpbH

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
    • N-terminal domain (1 ... 120): recruitment of protein substrates PubMed
    • C-terminal domain (121 ... 218): facilitates assembly of the ClpC-ClpP oligomer and acts as a degradation tag PubMed
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant: GP813 (spc), GP814 (aphA3) both available in the Stülke lab
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Noël Molière, Kürşad Turgay
General and regulatory proteolysis in Bacillus subtilis.
Subcell Biochem: 2013, 66;73-103
[PubMed:23479438] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Aurelia Battesti, Susan Gottesman
Roles of adaptor proteins in regulation of bacterial proteolysis.
Curr Opin Microbiol: 2013, 16(2);140-7
[PubMed:23375660] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Janine Kirstein, Noël Molière, David A Dougan, Kürşad Turgay
Adapting the machine: adaptor proteins for Hsp100/Clp and AAA+ proteases.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2009, 7(8);589-99
[PubMed:19609260] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original Publications