remB

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involved in the activation of biofilm matrix biosynthetic operons, acts in parallel to SinR, AbrB, and DegU

Locus: BSU_00050

Molecular weight: 5.80 kDa

Isoelectric point: 8.8

Protein length: 81 aa

Gene length: 246 bp

Function: regulation of biofilm formation

Product: regulator of the extracellular matrix

Essential: no

Synonyms: remB, yaaB

Genomic Context

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List of homologs in different organisms

Gene

Coordinates: 4,567 → 4,812

Phenotypes of a mutant

• smooth colonies on MsGG medium, no biofilm formation PubMed

The protein

Structure

• P37525 (AlphaFold)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: yaaA-recF-remB-gyrB-gyrA

  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigA: sigma factor, PubMed, in sigA regulon

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-B880 (yaaB::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
• BKE00050 (ΔremB::erm  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ATACAATTGCTCACCTCATT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAGAAATTTTTTATCACGAA
• BKK00050 (ΔremB::kan  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ATACAATTGCTCACCTCATT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAGAAATTTTTTATCACGAA

Labs working on this gene/protein

• Daniel Kearns, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, homepage

References

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