MurE

From SubtiWiki
Revision as of 10:08, 14 May 2013 by 134.76.70.252 (talk)
Jump to: navigation, search
  • Description: UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminopimelate synthetase

Gene name murE
Synonyms
Essential yes PubMed
Product UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-
meso-2,6-diaminopimelate synthetase
Function peptidoglycan precursor biosynthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: murE
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Lys, Thr, Cell wall
MW, pI 54 kDa, 5.558
Gene length, protein length 1482 bp, 494 aa
Immediate neighbours spoVD, mraY
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
MurE context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed
MurE expression.png




























Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall synthesis, biosynthesis of cell wall components, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

stringent response

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU15180

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate + meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate = ADP + phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-gamma-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diamino-heptanedioate (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: MurE subfamily (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: 2WTZ (from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 35% identity, 50% similarity) PubMed
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation:
    • expressed during vegatative growth PubMed
    • RelA dependent downregulation (Class I) during stringent response PubMed
  • 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