HxlB
- Description: 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase
| Gene name | hxlB |
| Synonyms | yckF |
| Essential | no |
| Product | 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase |
| Function | ribulose monophosphate pathway for formaldehyde fixation |
| MW, pI | 19 kDa, 5.791 |
| Gene length, protein length | 555 bp, 185 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | tlpC, hxlA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU03450
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
Categories containing this gene/protein
resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: D-arabino-hex-3-ulose 6-phosphate = D-fructose 6-phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: PHI subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure: 1VIV
- UniProt: P42404
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 5.3.1.27
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
E J Taylor, S J Charnock, J Colby, G J Davies, G W Black
Cloning, purification and characterization of the 6-phospho-3-hexulose isomerase YckF from Bacillus subtilis.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr: 2001, 57(Pt 8);1138-40
[PubMed:11468398]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
H Yasueda, Y Kawahara, S Sugimoto
Bacillus subtilis yckG and yckF encode two key enzymes of the ribulose monophosphate pathway used by methylotrophs, and yckH is required for their expression.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(23);7154-60
[PubMed:10572115]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
