RacE

• Description: glutamate racemase
  
  

Gene name	racE
Synonyms	glr
Essential	yes PubMed
Product	glutamate racemase
Function	peptidoglycan precursor biosynthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: racE
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: racE
MW, pI	29 kDa, 4.858
Gene length, protein length	816 bp, 272 aa
Immediate neighbours	gerM, ysmB
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

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

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU28390

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU28390

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: L-glutamate = D-glutamate (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: aspartate/glutamate racemases family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s): YrpC

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU28390

• Structure: 1ZUW (with D-glutamate)

• UniProt: P94556

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number: 5.1.1.3

Expression and regulation

• Operon: ysmB-racE PubMed

• Expression browser: racE PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:
  • number of protein molecules per cell (complex medium with amino acids, without glucose): 531 PubMed

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: