AmpS
- Description: aminopeptidase
| Gene name | ampS |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | aminopeptidase |
| Function | required for biofilm formation |
| MW, pI | 45 kDa, 4.954 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1230 bp, 410 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | ykpB, ykpC |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU14450
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: peptidase M29 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:
- UniProt: P39762
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
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
References
Claudia Chagneau, Milton H Saier
Biofilm-defective mutants of Bacillus subtilis.
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol: 2004, 8(3);177-88
[PubMed:16088219]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
P Winters, R Caldwell, L Enfield, E Ferrari
The ampS-nprE (124 degrees-127 degrees) region of the Bacillus subtilis 168 chromosome: sequencing of a 27 kb segment and identification of several genes in the area.
Microbiology (Reading): 1996, 142 ( Pt 11);3033-7
[PubMed:8969500]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
