PsdS

• Description: two-component sensor kinase, control of psdA-psdB in response to lipid II-binding lantibiotics, such as nisin and gallidermin
  
  

Gene name	psdS
Synonyms	yvcQ
Essential	no
Product	two-component sensor kinase
Function	resistance against toxic peptides
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: psdS
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: PsdS
MW, pI	40 kDa, 7.358
Gene length, protein length	1068 bp, 356 aa
Immediate neighbours	psdA, psdR
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

protein modification, transcription factors and their control, resistance against toxins/ antibiotics, membrane proteins, phosphoproteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU34710

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: autophosphorylation, phosphorylation of PsdR

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains: two transmembrane segments, C-terminal histidine phosphotransferase domain

• Modification: autophosphorylation on a His residue

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • PsdR-PsdS

• Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O06979

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: psdR-psdS-psdA-psdB PubMed

• Expression browser: psdS PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Additional publications: PubMed

Stéphanie Coumes-Florens, Céline Brochier-Armanet, Annick Guiseppi, François Denizot, Maryline Foglino
A new highly conserved antibiotic sensing/resistance pathway in firmicutes involves an ABC transporter interplaying with a signal transduction system.
PLoS One: 2011, 6(1);e15951
[PubMed:21283517] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Eva Rietkötter, Diana Hoyer, Thorsten Mascher
Bacitracin sensing in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 68(3);768-85
[PubMed:18394148] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Thorsten Mascher, Neil G Margulis, Tao Wang, Rick W Ye, John D Helmann
Cell wall stress responses in Bacillus subtilis: the regulatory network of the bacitracin stimulon.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 50(5);1591-604
[PubMed:14651641] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

C Fabret, V A Feher, J A Hoch
Two-component signal transduction in Bacillus subtilis: how one organism sees its world.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(7);1975-83
[PubMed:10094672] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)