PabC

• Description: aminodeoxychorismate lyase
  
  

Gene name	pabC
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	aminodeoxychorismate lyase
Function	biosynthesis of folate
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: pabC
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Folate
MW, pI	33 kDa, 6.119
Gene length, protein length	879 bp, 293 aa
Immediate neighbours	pabA, sul
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis of cofactors

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU00760

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 4-amino-4-deoxychorismate = 4-aminobenzoate + pyruvate (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: class-IV pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P28821

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 4.1.3.38

Expression and regulation

• Operon: pabB-pabA-pabC-sul-folB-folK-yazB-yacF-lysS PubMed

• Expression browser: pabC PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:
  • the pabA-pabC part of the mRNA is substantially stabilized upon depletion of RNase Y PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Lehnik-Habrink M, Schaffer M, Mäder U, Diethmaier C, Herzberg C, Stülke J  
RNA processing in Bacillus subtilis: identification of targets of the essential RNase Y. 
Mol Microbiol. 2011 81(6): 1459-1473. 
PubMed:21815947

Antoine de Saizieu, Pierre Vankan, Cassandra Vockler, Adolphus P G M van Loon
The trp RNA-binding attenuation protein (TRAP) regulates the steady-state levels of transcripts of the Bacillus subtilis folate operon.
Microbiology (Reading): 1997, 143 ( Pt 3);979-989
[PubMed:9084182] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)