XtmA

• Description: PBSX terminase (small subunit)
  
  

Gene name	xtmA
Synonyms	ykxF
Essential	no
Product	PBSX terminase (small subunit))
Function	phage DNA replication
MW, pI	30 kDa, 9.544
Gene length, protein length	795 bp, 265 aa
Immediate neighbours	xpf, xtmB
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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Categories containing this gene/protein

DNA replication, PBSX prophage

This gene is a member of the following regulons

Xpf regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU12570

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P39785

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: xtmA-xtmB-xkdE-xkdF-xkdG-xkdH-xkdI-xkdJ-xkdK-xkdM PubMed

• Sigma factor: Xpf PubMed

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

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• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

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References

G E McDonnell, H Wood, K M Devine, D J McConnell
Genetic control of bacterial suicide: regulation of the induction of PBSX in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1994, 176(18);5820-30
[PubMed:8083174] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

H E Wood, M T Dawson, K M Devine, D J McConnell
Characterization of PBSX, a defective prophage of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1990, 172(5);2667-74
[PubMed:2110147] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)