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Revision as of 19:21, 8 December 2010

  • Description: UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminopimelate synthetase

Gene name murE
Synonyms
Essential yes PubMed
Product UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-
meso-2,6-diaminopimelate synthetase
Function peptidoglycan precursor biosynthesis
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Lys, Thr, Cell wall
MW, pI 54 kDa, 5.558
Gene length, protein length 1482 bp, 494 aa
Immediate neighbours spoVD, mraY
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
MurE context.gif
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList







Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall synthesis, biosynthesis of cell wall components, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

stringent response

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU15180

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate + meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate = ADP + phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-gamma-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diamino-heptanedioate (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: MurE subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • 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: 2WTZ (from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 35% identity, 50% similarity) PubMed
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • expressed during vegatative growth PubMed
    • RelA dependent downregulation (Class I) during stringent response PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • 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