CheB

• Description: MCP-glutamate methylesterase / two-component response regulator-like
  
  

Gene name	cheB
Synonyms	cheL
Essential	no
Product	MCP-glutamate methylesterase / two-component response regulator-like
Function	motility, chemotaxis
MW, pI	38 kDa, 8.119
Gene length, protein length	1071 bp, 357 aa
Immediate neighbours	ylxH, cheA
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU16420

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

Categories containing this gene/protein

motility and chemotaxis

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Protein L-glutamate O(5)-methyl ester + H₂O = protein L-glutamate + methanol (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: Q05522

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 3.1.1.61

Expression and regulation

• Operon:
  • flgB-flgC-fliE-fliF-fliG-fliH-fliI-fliJ-ylxF-fliK-ylxG-flgE-fliL-fliM-fliY-cheY-fliZ-fliP-fliQ-fliR-flhB-flhA-flhF-ylxH-cheB-cheA-cheW-cheC-cheD-sigD-swrB PubMed
  • ylxF-fliK-ylxG-flgE-fliL-fliM-fliY-cheY-fliZ-fliP-fliQ-fliR-flhB-flhA-flhF-ylxH-cheB-cheA-cheW-cheC-cheD-sigD-swrB PubMed

• Sigma factor:
  • flgB: SigA PubMed, SigD PubMed
  • ylxF: SigD PubMed

• Regulation:
  • repressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • Spo0A: transcription repression PubMed
  • CodY: transcription repression PubMed
  • DegU (non-phosphorylated): transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Original publications

Kazuo Kobayashi
Gradual activation of the response regulator DegU controls serial expression of genes for flagellum formation and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2007, 66(2);395-409
[PubMed:17850253] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

H Werhane, P Lopez, M Mendel, M Zimmer, G W Ordal, L M Márquez-Magaña
The last gene of the fla/che operon in Bacillus subtilis, ylxL, is required for maximal sigmaD function.
J Bacteriol: 2004, 186(12);4025-9
[PubMed:15175317] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Michael W Bunn, George W Ordal
Receptor conformational changes enhance methylesterase activity during chemotaxis by Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2004, 51(3);721-8
[PubMed:14731274] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Virginie Molle, Masaya Fujita, Shane T Jensen, Patrick Eichenberger, José E González-Pastor, Jun S Liu, Richard Losick
The Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 50(5);1683-701
[PubMed:14651647] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Michael A Zimmer, Hendrik Szurmant, Michael M Saulmon, Marissa A Collins, Jason S Bant, George W Ordal
The role of heterologous receptors in McpB-mediated signalling in Bacillus subtilis chemotaxis.
Mol Microbiol: 2002, 45(2);555-68
[PubMed:12123464] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

J R Kirby, T B Niewold, S Maloy, G W Ordal
CheB is required for behavioural responses to negative stimuli during chemotaxis in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2000, 35(1);44-57
[PubMed:10632876] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

W Estacio, S S Anna-Arriola, M Adedipe, L M Márquez-Magaña
Dual promoters are responsible for transcription initiation of the fla/che operon in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(14);3548-55
[PubMed:9657996] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L M Márquez-Magaña, M J Chamberlin
Characterization of the sigD transcription unit of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1994, 176(8);2427-34
[PubMed:8157612] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

D S Bischoff, G W Ordal
Sequence and characterization of Bacillus subtilis CheB, a homolog of Escherichia coli CheY, and its role in a different mechanism of chemotaxis.
J Biol Chem: 1991, 266(19);12301-5
[PubMed:1905718] [WorldCat.org] (P p)