PabC

Gene name	pabC
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	aminodeoxychorismate lyase
Function	biosynthesis of folate
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: pabC
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Folate
MW, pI	33 kDa, 6.119
Gene length, protein length	879 bp, 293 aa
Immediate neighbours	pabA, sul
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis of cofactors

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU00760

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 4-amino-4-deoxychorismate = 4-aminobenzoate + pyruvate (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: class-IV pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family (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:

• UniProt: P28821

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 4.1.3.38

Expression and regulation

• Operon: pabB-pabA-pabC-sul-folB-folK-yazB-yacF-lysS PubMed

• Expression browser: pabC PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:
  • the pabA-pabC part of the mRNA is substantially stabilized upon depletion of RNase Y PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Lehnik-Habrink M, Schaffer M, Mäder U, Diethmaier C, Herzberg C, Stülke J  
RNA processing in Bacillus subtilis: identification of targets of the essential RNase Y. 
Mol Microbiol. 2011 81(6): 1459-1473. 
PubMed:21815947

Antoine de Saizieu, Pierre Vankan, Cassandra Vockler, Adolphus P G M van Loon
The trp RNA-binding attenuation protein (TRAP) regulates the steady-state levels of transcripts of the Bacillus subtilis folate operon.
Microbiology (Reading): 1997, 143 ( Pt 3);979-989
[PubMed:9084182] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)