YtvA
- Description: blue light sensor, positive regulation of SigB activity under conditions of blue light
Gene name | ytvA |
Synonyms | |
Essential | no |
Product | blue light receptor, flavoprotein |
Function | control of SigB activity |
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: ytvA | |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: YtvA | |
MW, pI | 29 kDa, 4.69 |
Gene length, protein length | 783 bp, 261 aa |
Immediate neighbours | ytvB, yttB |
Sequences | Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Expression at a glance PubMed |
Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
sigma factors and their control
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU30340
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family:
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains: LOV domain, STAS domain
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s): FMN
- Effectors of protein activity:
Database entries
- UniProt: O34627
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
- Chet Price, Davis, USA homepage
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Julien Herrou, Sean Crosson
Function, structure and mechanism of bacterial photosensory LOV proteins.
Nat Rev Microbiol: 2011, 9(10);713-23
[PubMed:21822294]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I e)
Erin B Purcell, Sean Crosson
Photoregulation in prokaryotes.
Curr Opin Microbiol: 2008, 11(2);168-78
[PubMed:18400553]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Original publications
Christopher Engelhard, Sarah Raffelberg, Yifen Tang, Ralph P Diensthuber, Andreas Möglich, Aba Losi, Wolfgang Gärtner, Robert Bittl
A structural model for the full-length blue light-sensing protein YtvA from Bacillus subtilis, based on EPR spectroscopy.
Photochem Photobiol Sci: 2013, 12(10);1855-63
[PubMed:23900620]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Xiangfei Song, Yefei Wang, Zhiyu Shu, Jingbo Hong, Tong Li, Lishan Yao
Engineering a more thermostable blue light photo receptor Bacillus subtilis YtvA LOV domain by a computer aided rational design method.
PLoS Comput Biol: 2013, 9(7);e1003129
[PubMed:23861663]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Sarah Raffelberg, Alexander Gutt, Wolfgang Gärtner, Carmen Mandalari, Stefania Abbruzzetti, Cristiano Viappiani, Aba Losi
The amino acids surrounding the flavin 7a-methyl group determine the UVA spectral features of a LOV protein.
Biol Chem: 2013, 394(11);1517-28
[PubMed:23828427]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Jeroen B van der Steen, Yusuke Nakasone, Johnny Hendriks, Klaas J Hellingwerf
Modeling the functioning of YtvA in the general stress response in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Biosyst: 2013, 9(9);2331-43
[PubMed:23817467]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Madina Mansurova, Julian Simon, Susanne Salzmann, Christel M Marian, Wolfgang Gärtner
Spectroscopic and theoretical study on electronically modified chromophores in LOV domains: 8-bromo- and 8-trifluoromethyl-substituted flavins.
Chembiochem: 2013, 14(5);645-54
[PubMed:23456923]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Marcel Jurk, Philipp Schramm, Peter Schmieder
The blue-light receptor YtvA from Bacillus subtilis is permanently incorporated into the stressosome independent of the illumination state.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun: 2013, 432(3);499-503
[PubMed:23416074]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Aba Losi, Wolfgang Gärtner, Sarah Raffelberg, Francesca Cella Zanacchi, Paolo Bianchini, Alberto Diaspro, Carmen Mandalari, Stefania Abbruzzetti, Cristiano Viappiani
A photochromic bacterial photoreceptor with potential for super-resolution microscopy.
Photochem Photobiol Sci: 2013, 12(2);231-5
[PubMed:23047813]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Jeroen B van der Steen, Marcela Avila-Pérez, Doreen Knippert, Angie Vreugdenhil, Pascal van Alphen, Klaas J Hellingwerf
Differentiation of function among the RsbR paralogs in the general stress response of Bacillus subtilis with regard to light perception.
J Bacteriol: 2012, 194(7);1708-16
[PubMed:22287516]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Matthias Dorn, Marcel Jurk, Peter Schmieder
Blue news update: BODIPY-GTP binds to the blue-light receptor YtvA while GTP does not.
PLoS One: 2012, 7(1);e29201
[PubMed:22247770]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Marcel Jurk, Matthias Dorn, Peter Schmieder
Blue flickers of hope: secondary structure, dynamics, and putative dimerization interface of the blue-light receptor YtvA from Bacillus subtilis.
Biochemistry: 2011, 50(38);8163-71
[PubMed:21851109]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Sarah Raffelberg, Madina Mansurova, Wolfgang Gärtner, Aba Losi
Modulation of the photocycle of a LOV domain photoreceptor by the hydrogen-bonding network.
J Am Chem Soc: 2011, 133(14);5346-56
[PubMed:21410163]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Yusuke Nakasone, Klaas J Hellingwerf
On the binding of BODIPY-GTP by the photosensory protein YtvA from the common soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
Photochem Photobiol: 2011, 87(3);542-7
[PubMed:21388385]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Madina Mansurova, Pierre Scheercousse, Julian Simon, Marianne Kluth, Wolfgang Gärtner
Chromophore exchange in the blue light-sensitive photoreceptor YtvA from Bacillus subtilis.
Chembiochem: 2011, 12(4);641-6
[PubMed:21259411]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Marcel Jurk, Matthias Dorn, Alexey Kikhney, Dmitri Svergun, Wolfgang Gärtner, Peter Schmieder
The switch that does not flip: the blue-light receptor YtvA from Bacillus subtilis adopts an elongated dimer conformation independent of the activation state as revealed by a combined AUC and SAXS study.
J Mol Biol: 2010, 403(1);78-87
[PubMed:20800068]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Yifen Tang, Zhen Cao, Elsa Livoti, Ulrich Krauss, Karl-Erich Jaeger, Wolfgang Gärtner, Aba Losi
Interdomain signalling in the blue-light sensing and GTP-binding protein YtvA: a mutagenesis study uncovering the importance of specific protein sites.
Photochem Photobiol Sci: 2010, 9(1);47-56
[PubMed:20062844]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Susanne Salzmann, Mario R Silva-Junior, Walter Thiel, Christel M Marian
Influence of the LOV domain on low-lying excited states of flavin: a combined quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics investigation.
J Phys Chem B: 2009, 113(47);15610-8
[PubMed:19891470]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Ulrich Krauss, Bui Quang Minh, Aba Losi, Wolfgang Gärtner, Thorsten Eggert, Arndt von Haeseler, Karl-Erich Jaeger
Distribution and phylogeny of light-oxygen-voltage-blue-light-signaling proteins in the three kingdoms of life.
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(23);7234-42
[PubMed:19783626]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Marcela Avila-Pérez, Jocelyne Vreede, Yifen Tang, Onno Bende, Aba Losi, Wolfgang Gärtner, Klaas Hellingwerf
In vivo mutational analysis of YtvA from Bacillus subtilis: mechanism of light activation of the general stress response.
J Biol Chem: 2009, 284(37);24958-64
[PubMed:19581299]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Andreas Möglich, Keith Moffat
Structural basis for light-dependent signaling in the dimeric LOV domain of the photosensor YtvA.
J Mol Biol: 2007, 373(1);112-26
[PubMed:17764689]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Noriko Suzuki, Naoki Takaya, Takayuki Hoshino, Akira Nakamura
Enhancement of a sigma(B)-dependent stress response in Bacillus subtilis by light via YtvA photoreceptor.
J Gen Appl Microbiol: 2007, 53(2);81-8
[PubMed:17575448]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Valentina Buttani, Wolfgang Gärtner, Aba Losi
NTP-binding properties of the blue-light receptor YtvA and effects of the E105L mutation.
Eur Biophys J: 2007, 36(7);831-9
[PubMed:17443319]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Valentina Buttani, Aba Losi, Thorsten Eggert, Ulrich Krauss, Karl-Erich Jaeger, Zhen Cao, Wolfgang Gärtner
Conformational analysis of the blue-light sensing protein YtvA reveals a competitive interface for LOV-LOV dimerization and interdomain interactions.
Photochem Photobiol Sci: 2007, 6(1);41-9
[PubMed:17200735]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Marcela Avila-Pérez, Klaas J Hellingwerf, Remco Kort
Blue light activates the sigmaB-dependent stress response of Bacillus subtilis via YtvA.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(17);6411-4
[PubMed:16923909]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Tatiana A Gaidenko, Tae-Jong Kim, Andrea L Weigel, Margaret S Brody, Chester W Price
The blue-light receptor YtvA acts in the environmental stress signaling pathway of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(17);6387-95
[PubMed:16923906]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Valentina Buttani, Aba Losi, Eugenia Polverini, Wolfgang Gärtner
Blue news: NTP binding properties of the blue-light sensitive YtvA protein from Bacillus subtilis.
FEBS Lett: 2006, 580(16);3818-22
[PubMed:16797012]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Aba Losi, Elisa Ghiraldelli, Sven Jansen, Wolfgang Gärtner
Mutational effects on protein structural changes and interdomain interactions in the blue-light sensing LOV protein YtvA.
Photochem Photobiol: 2005, 81(5);1145-52
[PubMed:16022561]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Aba Losi, Elena Ternelli, Wolfgang Gärtner
Tryptophan fluorescence in the Bacillus subtilis phototropin-related protein YtvA as a marker of interdomain interaction.
Photochem Photobiol: 2004, 80;150-3
[PubMed:15339223]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Aba Losi, Eugenia Polverini, Benjamin Quest, Wolfgang Gärtner
First evidence for phototropin-related blue-light receptors in prokaryotes.
Biophys J: 2002, 82(5);2627-34
[PubMed:11964249]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
S Akbar, T A Gaidenko, C M Kang, M O'Reilly, K M Devine, C W Price
New family of regulators in the environmental signaling pathway which activates the general stress transcription factor sigma(B) of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(4);1329-38
[PubMed:11157946]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)