RacA

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  • Description: cell division protein: attaches the chromosome to the cell pole

Gene name racA
Synonyms ywkC
Essential no
Product cell division protein
Function cell division
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RacA
MW, pI 20 kDa, 9.514
Gene length, protein length 552 bp, 184 aa
Immediate neighbours ywkD, ywkB
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YwkC context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
RacA expression.png
























Categories containing this gene/protein

cell division

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigH regulon, Spo0A regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU37030

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: racA 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:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon: racA (according to DBTBS)
  • Regulation:
    • expressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) 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

References