RecA
- Description: multifunctional protein involved in homologous recombination and DNA repair (LexA-autocleavage)
Gene name | recA |
Synonyms | recE |
Essential | no |
Product | multifunctional protein involved in homologous recombination and DNA repair (LexA-autocleavage) |
Function | DNA repair/ recombination |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RecA | |
MW, pI | 37 kDa, 4.883 |
Gene length, protein length | 1041 bp, 347 aa |
Immediate neighbours | cinA, pbpX |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
DNA repair/ recombination, genetic competence
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU16940
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
RecA filaments are dismantled from DNA by PcrA PubMed
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: recA family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification: phosphorylated on Ser-2 PubMed
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
Database entries
- Structure: 1U94 (RecA from E. coli, 62% identity, 86% similarity)
- UniProt: P16971
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: recA PubMed
- Regulation:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant: IRN444 (cat), available in the Stülke lab
- Expression vector: for expression, purification in E. coli with N-terminal His-tag, pRSETA available in Gerth lab
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Peter Graumann, Freiburg University, Germany homepage
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Original publications
Additional publications: PubMed
Tribhuwan Yadav, Begoña Carrasco, Angela R Myers, Nicholas P George, James L Keck, Juan C Alonso
Genetic recombination in Bacillus subtilis: a division of labor between two single-strand DNA-binding proteins.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2012, 40(12);5546-59
[PubMed:22373918]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Miriam Kaufenstein, Martin van der Laan, Peter L Graumann
The three-layered DNA uptake machinery at the cell pole in competent Bacillus subtilis cells is a stable complex.
J Bacteriol: 2011, 193(7);1633-42
[PubMed:21278288]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Jeehae Park, Sua Myong, Anita Niedziela-Majka, Kyung Suk Lee, Jin Yu, Timothy M Lohman, Taekjip Ha
PcrA helicase dismantles RecA filaments by reeling in DNA in uniform steps.
Cell: 2010, 142(4);544-55
[PubMed:20723756]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Boumediene Soufi, Chanchal Kumar, Florian Gnad, Matthias Mann, Ivan Mijakovic, Boris Macek
Stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) applied to quantitative proteomics of Bacillus subtilis.
J Proteome Res: 2010, 9(7);3638-46
[PubMed:20509597]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Dawit Kidane, Begoña Carrasco, Candela Manfredi, Katharina Rothmaier, Silvia Ayora, Serkalem Tadesse, Juan C Alonso, Peter L Graumann
Evidence for different pathways during horizontal gene transfer in competent Bacillus subtilis cells.
PLoS Genet: 2009, 5(9);e1000630
[PubMed:19730681]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Lyle A Simmons, Alexi I Goranov, Hajime Kobayashi, Bryan W Davies, Daniel S Yuan, Alan D Grossman, Graham C Walker
Comparison of responses to double-strand breaks between Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis reveals different requirements for SOS induction.
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(4);1152-61
[PubMed:19060143]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Isabelle Mortier-Barrière, Marion Velten, Pauline Dupaigne, Nicolas Mirouze, Olivier Piétrement, Stephen McGovern, Gwennaele Fichant, Bernard Martin, Philippe Noirot, Eric Le Cam, Patrice Polard, Jean-Pierre Claverys
A key presynaptic role in transformation for a widespread bacterial protein: DprA conveys incoming ssDNA to RecA.
Cell: 2007, 130(5);824-36
[PubMed:17803906]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Naomi Kramer, Jeanette Hahn, David Dubnau
Multiple interactions among the competence proteins of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 65(2);454-64
[PubMed:17630974]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Syam P Anand, Haocheng Zheng, Piero R Bianco, Sanford H Leuba, Saleem A Khan
DNA helicase activity of PcrA is not required for the displacement of RecA protein from DNA or inhibition of RecA-mediated strand exchange.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(12);4502-9
[PubMed:17449621]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Lyle A Simmons, Alan D Grossman, Graham C Walker
Replication is required for the RecA localization response to DNA damage in Bacillus subtilis.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2007, 104(4);1360-5
[PubMed:17229847]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Jean-Christophe Meile, Ling Juan Wu, S Dusko Ehrlich, Jeff Errington, Philippe Noirot
Systematic localisation of proteins fused to the green fluorescent protein in Bacillus subtilis: identification of new proteins at the DNA replication factory.
Proteomics: 2006, 6(7);2135-46
[PubMed:16479537]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Nora Au, Elke Kuester-Schoeck, Veena Mandava, Laura E Bothwell, Susan P Canny, Karen Chachu, Sierra A Colavito, Shakierah N Fuller, Eli S Groban, Laura A Hensley, Theresa C O'Brien, Amish Shah, Jessica T Tierney, Louise L Tomm, Thomas M O'Gara, Alexi I Goranov, Alan D Grossman, Charles M Lovett
Genetic composition of the Bacillus subtilis SOS system.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(22);7655-66
[PubMed:16267290]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Dawit Kidane, Peter L Graumann
Dynamic formation of RecA filaments at DNA double strand break repair centers in live cells.
J Cell Biol: 2005, 170(3);357-66
[PubMed:16061691]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Begoña Carrasco, Silvia Ayora, Rudi Lurz, Juan C Alonso
Bacillus subtilis RecU Holliday-junction resolvase modulates RecA activities.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2005, 33(12);3942-52
[PubMed:16024744]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I e)
Hanne Jarmer, Randy Berka, Steen Knudsen, Hans H Saxild
Transcriptome analysis documents induced competence of Bacillus subtilis during nitrogen limiting conditions.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2002, 206(2);197-200
[PubMed:11814663]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
L W Hamoen, B Haijema, J J Bijlsma, G Venema, C M Lovett
The Bacillus subtilis competence transcription factor, ComK, overrides LexA-imposed transcriptional inhibition without physically displacing LexA.
J Biol Chem: 2001, 276(46);42901-7
[PubMed:11555642]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
C M Lovett, K C Cho, T M O'Gara
Purification of an SOS repressor from Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1993, 175(21);6842-9
[PubMed:8226626]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
D L Cheo, K W Bayles, R E Yasbin
Elucidation of regulatory elements that control damage induction and competence induction of the Bacillus subtilis SOS system.
J Bacteriol: 1993, 175(18);5907-15
[PubMed:7690748]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)