EpsL

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  • Description: similar to UDP-galactose phosphate transferase, extracellular polysaccharide synthesis

Gene name epsL
Synonyms yvfC
Essential no
Product unknown
Function biofilm formation
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: epsL
Regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Biofilm
MW, pI 22 kDa, 9.973
Gene length, protein length 606 bp, 202 aa
Immediate neighbours epsM, epsK
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
YvfC context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
EpsL expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

biofilm formation, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

AbrB regulon, EAR riboswitch, SinR regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU34250

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: bacterial sugar transferase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): TuaA

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

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Richard Losick, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, USA homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Massimiliano Marvasi, Pieter T Visscher, Lilliam Casillas Martinez
Exopolymeric substances (EPS) from Bacillus subtilis: polymers and genes encoding their synthesis.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2010, 313(1);1-9
[PubMed:20735481] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original publications

The EAR RNA switch

Other original publications