PtsI

• Description: General (non sugar-specific) component of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system (sugar PTS). Enzyme I transfers the phosphoryl group from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to the phosphoryl carrier protein (HPr)
  
  

Gene name	ptsI
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	phosphotransferase system (PTS) enzyme I
Function	transfers phosphate from PEP to HPr
MW, pI	62,9 kDa, 4.59
Gene length, protein length	1710 bp, 570 amino acids
Immediate neighbours	pstH, splA
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context File:GenE context.gif

The gene

Basic information

• Coordinates:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [[2]]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Phosphoenolpyruvate + protein L-histidine = pyruvate + protein N(pi)-phospho-L-histidine

• Protein family: PEP-utilizing enzyme family

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:
  • HPr binding site (N-Terminal Domain)
  • pyruvate binding site (C-Terminal Domain)
  • pyrophosphate/phosphate carrier histidine (central Domain)

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s): Magnesium

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization: Cytoplasm

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: [3]

• KEGG entry: [4]

• E.C. number: [5]

Expression and regulation

• Operon: ptsG-ptsH-ptsI, ptsH-ptsI

• Sigma factor: SigA

• Regulation: induction by glucose (ptsG), constitutive (ptsH)

• Regulatory mechanism: ptsG: transcriptional antitermination via the GlcT-dependent RNA-switch

• Additional information:

References

1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed
2. Pompeo F, Luciano J, Galinier A. (2007) Interaction of GapA with HPr and its homologue, Crh: Novel levels of regulation of a key step of glycolysis in Bacillus subtilis? J Bacteriol. 189(3): 1154-7. PubMed