PpsB

• Description: plipastatin synthetase
  
  

Gene name	ppsB
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	plipastatin synthetase
Function	production of the antibacterial compound plipastatin
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: ppsB
MW, pI	289 kDa, 5.063
Gene length, protein length	7680 bp, 2560 aa
Immediate neighbours	ppsC, ppsA
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

miscellaneous metabolic pathways, biosynthesis of antibacterial compounds

This gene is a member of the following regulons

AbrB regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU18330

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme 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: P39846

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: ppsA-ppsB-ppsC-ppsD-ppsE PubMed

• Expression browser: ppsB PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • AbrB: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Onuma Chumsakul, Hiroki Takahashi, Taku Oshima, Takahiro Hishimoto, Shigehiko Kanaya, Naotake Ogasawara, Shu Ishikawa
Genome-wide binding profiles of the Bacillus subtilis transition state regulator AbrB and its homolog Abh reveals their interactive role in transcriptional regulation.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2011, 39(2);414-28
[PubMed:20817675] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

K Tsuge, T Ano, M Hirai, Y Nakamura, M Shoda
The genes degQ, pps, and lpa-8 (sfp) are responsible for conversion of Bacillus subtilis 168 to plipastatin production.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother: 1999, 43(9);2183-92
[PubMed:10471562] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Valentina Tosato, Alessandra M Albertini, Michela Zotti, Sabrina Sonda, Carlo V Bruschi
Sequence completion, identification and definition of the fengycin operon in Bacillus subtilis 168.
Microbiology (Reading): 1997, 143 ( Pt 11);3443-3450
[PubMed:9387222] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)