MraY

From SubtiWiki
Revision as of 10:08, 14 May 2013 by 134.76.70.252 (talk)
Jump to: navigation, search
  • Description: phospho-N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide-transferase (meso-2,6-diaminopimelate), catalyzes the first commited membrane-bound step of bacterial peptidoglycan synthesis leading to the formation of lipid I

Gene name mraY
Synonyms
Essential yes PubMed
Product phospho-N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide-transferase
(meso-2,6-diaminopimelate)
Function peptidoglycan precursor biosynthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: mraY
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Cell wall
MW, pI 35 kDa, 8.966
Gene length, protein length 972 bp, 324 aa
Immediate neighbours murE, murD
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
MraY context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed
MraY expression.png




























Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall synthesis, biosynthesis of cell wall components, essential genes, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU15190

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: UDP-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala) + undecaprenyl phosphate = UMP + Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)-diphosphoundecaprenol (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: MraY subfamily (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]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation:
    • expressed during vegatative growth PubMed
  • 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