EngA
- Description: GTPase essential for ribosome 50S subunit assembly
Gene name | yphC |
Synonyms | engA |
Essential | yes PubMed |
Product | GTPase |
Function | ribosome assembly |
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: engA | |
MW, pI | 48 kDa, 5.248 |
Gene length, protein length | 1308 bp, 436 aa |
Immediate neighbours | gpsA, ypzH |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Expression at a glance PubMed |
Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
translation, essential genes, GTP-binding proteins
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU22840
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential PubMed
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Binds and hydrolyzes GTP and readily exchanges GDP for GTP
- Protein family: EngA subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot) Era/Obg family
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- Structure: 2HJG (complex with GDP)
- UniProt: P50743
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Sigma factor:
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- for expression, purification in E. coli with N-terminal His-tag, in pWH844: pGP846, available in Jörg Stülke's lab
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Naotake Ogasawara, Nara, Japan
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Natalie Verstraeten, Maarten Fauvart, Wim Versées, Jan Michiels
The universally conserved prokaryotic GTPases.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev: 2011, 75(3);507-42, second and third pages of table of contents
[PubMed:21885683]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Robert A Britton
Role of GTPases in bacterial ribosome assembly.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 2009, 63;155-76
[PubMed:19575570]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Original publications