RapC

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Gene name rapC
Synonyms yclL
Essential no
Product response regulator aspartate phosphatase
Function control of ComA activity
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: rapC
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RapC
MW, pI 45 kDa, 5.024
Gene length, protein length 1146 bp, 382 aa
Immediate neighbours yclK, phrC
Sequences Protein DNA Advanced_DNA
Genetic context
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

genetic competence, protein modification, transcription factors and their control, quorum sensing

This gene is a member of the following regulons

CodY regulon, ComA regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU03770

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: control of ComA activity PubMed
  • Protein family: RAP family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity: binding of PhrC to RapC prevents it from binding ComA PubMed

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • repressed during growth in the presence of branched chain amino acids (CodY) PubMed
    • expressed at high cell density (ComA) PubMed
  • 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

Natalia Comella, Alan D Grossman
Conservation of genes and processes controlled by the quorum response in bacteria: characterization of genes controlled by the quorum-sensing transcription factor ComA in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2005, 57(4);1159-74
[PubMed:16091051] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Leighton Core, Marta Perego
TPR-mediated interaction of RapC with ComA inhibits response regulator-DNA binding for competence development in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 49(6);1509-22
[PubMed:12950917] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

B A Lazazzera, I G Kurtser, R S McQuade, A D Grossman
An autoregulatory circuit affecting peptide signaling in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1999, 181(17);5193-200
[PubMed:10464187] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)