SqhC
- Description: squalene-hopene cyclase, biosynthesis of sporulenes, protection of the spore against oxidative stress PubMed
Gene name | sqhC |
Synonyms | |
Essential | no |
Product | squalene-hopene cyclase |
Function | biosynthesis of sporulenes |
MW, pI | 71 kDa, 7.633 |
Gene length, protein length | 1896 bp, 632 aa |
Immediate neighbours | dhaS, sodF |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
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Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Squalene = hop-22(29)-ene (according to Swiss-Prot) production of sporulenes, polycyclic terpenoid lipids PubMed
- Protein family:
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Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
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- Interactions:
- Localization: surrounds the forespores PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry: Q796C3
- KEGG entry: BSU19320
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation: expressed during sporulation in the mother cell PubMed
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Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
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- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
- Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed