ComFA

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  • Description: late competence protein required for DNA binding and uptake

Gene name comFA
Synonyms
Essential no
Product ATP-binding protein
Function genetic competence
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: ComFA
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Protein secretion
MW, pI 52 kDa, 9.824
Gene length, protein length 1389 bp, 463 aa
Immediate neighbours comFB, yviA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
ComFA context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

genetic competence, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

ComK regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU35470

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: helicase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Inês Chen, David Dubnau
DNA uptake during bacterial transformation.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2004, 2(3);241-9
[PubMed:15083159] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Original publications

Additional publications: PubMed