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Revision as of 08:23, 12 April 2011
- Description: required for the anchoring of the TasA amyloid fibers to the cell and for the initiation of fiber polymerization, minor fiber component
Gene name | tapA |
Synonyms | yqhD, yqxM |
Essential | no |
Product | TasA anchoring/assembly protein |
Function | biofilm formation |
Regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Biofilm, Protein secretion | |
MW, pI | 28 kDa, 6.677 |
Gene length, protein length | 759 bp, 253 aa |
Immediate neighbours | sipW, yqzG |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
biofilm formation, membrane proteins
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU24640
Phenotypes of a mutant
The mutants are able to form a biofilm in the presence of D-amino acids PubMed
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family:
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity: D-amino acids lead to disappearance of TapA from the cell wall PubMed
- Localization: attached to the cell surface (on the outside of the cell), associated with peptidoglycan PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P40949
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References