MurB

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  • Description: UDP-N-acetylenolpyruvoylglucosamine reductase

Gene name murB
Synonyms ylxC
Essential yes PubMed
Product UDP-N-acetylenolpyruvoylglucosamine reductase
Function peptidoglycan precursor biosynthesis
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Cell wall
MW, pI 32 kDa, 6.087
Gene length, protein length 909 bp, 303 aa
Immediate neighbours murG, divIB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
MurB context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU15230

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: UDP-N-acetylmuramate + NADP+ = UDP-N-acetyl-3-O-(1-carboxyvinyl)-D-glucosamine + NADPH (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: FAD-binding PCMH-type domain (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure: 2GQU (from Thermus caldophilus, 38% identity, 55% similarity) PubMed
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • expressed during vegatative growth, then switched off, and again expressed during sporulation in the mother cell (SigE) PubMed
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Adriano Henriques, Lisbon, Portugal homepage

Your additional remarks

References