ClpC

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  • Description: ATPase subunit of the ATP-dependent ClpC-ClpP protease, involved in competence development, heat shock regulation, motility, sporulation, protein quality control, biofilm formation
Gene name clpC
Synonyms mecB
Essential no
Product ATPase subunit of the ClpC-ClpP protease
Function protein degradation
positive regulator of autolysin (LytC and LytD) synthesis
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: ClpC
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Stress
MW, pI 89 kDa, 5.746
Gene length, protein length 2430 bp, 810 aa
Immediate neighbours mcsB, radA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
ClpC context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

proteolysis, sporulation proteins, general stress proteins (controlled by SigB), heat shock proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

CtsR regulon, SigB regulon, SigF regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU00860

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

  • A mutation was found in this gene after evolution under relaxed selection for sporulation PubMed


The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATPase/chaperone
  • Protein family: mecA family (according to Swiss-Prot) clpA/clpB family. ClpC subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot), AAA+ -type ATPase (IPR013093) InterPro (PF07724) PFAM

Targets of ClpC-ClpP-dependent protein degradation

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains: AAA-ATPase PFAM
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Localization:
    • cytoplasmic polar clusters, excluded from the nucleoid, induced clustering upon heatshock, colocalization with ClpP Pubmed
    • forms foci coincident with nucleoid edges, usually near cell poles PubMed

ClpC.jpg

Database entries

  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

  • subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed

Expression and regulation

  • Additional information: subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed

Biological materials

  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion: C-terminal GFP fusions (single copy, also as CFP and YFP variants) available from the Hamoen Lab
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Leendert Hamoen, Newcastle University, UK homepage

Kürsad Turgay, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Additional reviews: PubMed

Dorte Frees, Kirsi Savijoki, Pekka Varmanen, Hanne Ingmer
Clp ATPases and ClpP proteolytic complexes regulate vital biological processes in low GC, Gram-positive bacteria.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 63(5);1285-95
[PubMed:17302811] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Original Publications

Additional publications: PubMed