UgtP
- Description: UDP-glucose diacylglycerol glucosyltransferase, growth-rate dpendent inhibitor of cell division
Gene name | ugtP |
Synonyms | ypfP |
Essential | no |
Product | UDP-glucose diacylglycerol glucosyltransferase |
Function | synthesis of glycolipids and anchoring of lipoteichoic acid, inhibition of FtsZ assembly |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: UgtP | |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Lipid synthesis | |
MW, pI | 43 kDa, 8.398 |
Gene length, protein length | 1146 bp, 382 aa |
Immediate neighbours | metA, cspD |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
cell division, lipid metabolism/ other, cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y), membrane proteins
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU21920
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: UDP-glucose + 1,2-diacylglycerol = UDP + 1,2-diacyl-3-(O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family:
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization: membrane-bound protein, self-assembles into tightly wound spirals in vitro PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P54166
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation:
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Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Original Publications
Satoshi Matsuoka, Minako Chiba, Yu Tanimura, Michihiro Hashimoto, Hiroshi Hara, Kouji Matsumoto
Abnormal morphology of Bacillus subtilis ugtP mutant cells lacking glucolipids.
Genes Genet Syst: 2011, 86(5);295-304
[PubMed:22362028]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Letal I Salzberg, John D Helmann
Phenotypic and transcriptomic characterization of Bacillus subtilis mutants with grossly altered membrane composition.
J Bacteriol: 2008, 190(23);7797-807
[PubMed:18820022]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Richard B Weart, Amy H Lee, An-Chun Chien, Daniel P Haeusser, Norbert S Hill, Petra Anne Levin
A metabolic sensor governing cell size in bacteria.
Cell: 2007, 130(2);335-47
[PubMed:17662947]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
P Jorasch, F P Wolter, U Zähringer, E Heinz
A UDP glucosyltransferase from Bacillus subtilis successively transfers up to four glucose residues to 1,2-diacylglycerol: expression of ypfP in Escherichia coli and structural analysis of its reaction products.
Mol Microbiol: 1998, 29(2);419-30
[PubMed:9720862]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
K D Price, S Roels, R Losick
A Bacillus subtilis gene encoding a protein similar to nucleotide sugar transferases influences cell shape and viability.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(15);4959-61
[PubMed:9244290]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)