YbfK
- Description: carboxylesterase NP
| Gene name | ybfK |
| Synonyms | cesB |
| Essential | no |
| Product | carboxylesterase NP |
| Function | degradation of isoprenoid-containing lipids |
| MW, pI | 32 kDa, 5.135 |
| Gene length, protein length | 888 bp, 296 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | ybfJ, pssA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Categories containing this gene/protein
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU02260
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: A carboxylic ester + H2O = an alcohol + a carboxylate (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: AB hydrolase superfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s): Nap
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- UniProt: O31452
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number: 3.1.1.1
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- 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
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