PpsA
- Description: plipastatin synthetase
| Gene name | ppsA |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | plipastatin synthetase |
| Function | production of the antibacterial compound plipastatin |
| MW, pI | 288 kDa, 5.221 |
| Gene length, protein length | 7683 bp, 2561 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | ppsB, dacC |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
miscellaneous metabolic pathways, biosynthesis of antibacterial compounds
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU18340
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P39845
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- 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
Additional publications: PubMed
K Tsuge, T Ano, M Hirai, Y Nakamura, M Shoda
The genes degQ, pps, and lpa-8 (sfp) are responsible for conversion of Bacillus subtilis 168 to plipastatin production.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother: 1999, 43(9);2183-92
[PubMed:10471562]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Valentina Tosato, Alessandra M Albertini, Michela Zotti, Sabrina Sonda, Carlo V Bruschi
Sequence completion, identification and definition of the fengycin operon in Bacillus subtilis 168.
Microbiology (Reading): 1997, 143 ( Pt 11);3443-3450
[PubMed:9387222]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
