RacA

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Gene name racA
Synonyms ywkC
Essential no
Product cell division protein
Function cell division
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: racA
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RacA
MW, pI 20 kDa, 9.514
Gene length, protein length 552 bp, 184 aa
Immediate neighbours ywkD, ywkB
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
YwkC context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
RacA expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

cell division

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigH regulon, Spo0A regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU37030

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: racA 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:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon: racA (according to DBTBS)
  • Regulation:
    • expressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) 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

Suey van Baarle, Ilkay Nazli Celik, Karan Gautam Kaval, Marc Bramkamp, Leendert W Hamoen, Sven Halbedel
Protein-protein interaction domains of Bacillus subtilis DivIVA.
J Bacteriol: 2013, 195(5);1012-21
[PubMed:23264578] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Elodie Marchadier, Rut Carballido-López, Sophie Brinster, Céline Fabret, Peggy Mervelet, Philippe Bessières, Marie-Françoise Noirot-Gros, Vincent Fromion, Philippe Noirot
An expanded protein-protein interaction network in Bacillus subtilis reveals a group of hubs: Exploration by an integrative approach.
Proteomics: 2011, 11(15);2981-91
[PubMed:21630458] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Rok Lenarcic, Sven Halbedel, Loek Visser, Michael Shaw, Ling Juan Wu, Jeff Errington, Davide Marenduzzo, Leendert W Hamoen
Localisation of DivIVA by targeting to negatively curved membranes.
EMBO J: 2009, 28(15);2272-82
[PubMed:19478798] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Sigal Ben-Yehuda, Masya Fujita, Xiaole Shirley Liu, Boris Gorbatyuk, Dunja Skoko, Jie Yan, John F Marko, Jun S Liu, Patrick Eichenberger, David Z Rudner, Richard Losick
Defining a centromere-like element in Bacillus subtilis by Identifying the binding sites for the chromosome-anchoring protein RacA.
Mol Cell: 2005, 17(6);773-82
[PubMed:15780934] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Masaya Fujita, José Eduardo González-Pastor, Richard Losick
High- and low-threshold genes in the Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(4);1357-68
[PubMed:15687200] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Virginie Molle, Masaya Fujita, Shane T Jensen, Patrick Eichenberger, José E González-Pastor, Jun S Liu, Richard Losick
The Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 50(5);1683-701
[PubMed:14651647] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Ling Juan Wu, Jeff Errington
RacA and the Soj-Spo0J system combine to effect polar chromosome segregation in sporulating Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 49(6);1463-75
[PubMed:12950914] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Sigal Ben-Yehuda, David Z Rudner, Richard Losick
RacA, a bacterial protein that anchors chromosomes to the cell poles.
Science: 2003, 299(5606);532-6
[PubMed:12493822] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)