LipM
- Description: octanoyltransferase
| Gene name | lipM |
| Synonyms | yqhM |
| Essential | no |
| Product | octanoyltransferase |
| Function | biosynthesis of lipoic acid |
| MW, pI | 32 kDa, 5.934 |
| Gene length, protein length | 834 bp, 278 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | mntR, yqhL |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU24530
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- transfers the octanoyl moiety from octanoyl-acyl carrier protein to the lipoyl domains of the 2-oxoacid dehydrogenases via a thioester-linked octanoyl-LipM intermediate PubMed
- Protein family:
- 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:
- UniProt: P54511
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation: induced by valine PubMed
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
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