IspC

• Description: 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase
  
  

Gene name	ispC
Synonyms	yluB, dxr
Essential	yes PubMed
Product	1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase
Function	biosynthesis of isoprenoids
MW, pI	43 kDa, 5.801
Gene length, protein length	1164 bp, 388 aa
Immediate neighbours	cdsA, rasP
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis of lipids, essential genes

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU16550

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate + NADP⁺ = 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate + NADPH (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: DXR family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

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• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O31753

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number: 1.1.1.267

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Expression browser: ispC PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Junfeng Xue, Birgitte K Ahring
Enhancing isoprene production by genetic modification of the 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate pathway in Bacillus subtilis.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2011, 77(7);2399-405
[PubMed:21296950] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Mattijs K Julsing, Michael Rijpkema, Herman J Woerdenbag, Wim J Quax, Oliver Kayser
Functional analysis of genes involved in the biosynthesis of isoprene in Bacillus subtilis.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol: 2007, 75(6);1377-84
[PubMed:17458547] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)