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=== Basic information ===
 
=== Basic information ===
  
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* '''Locus tag:''' BSU31720
  
 
===Phenotypes of a mutant ===
 
===Phenotypes of a mutant ===
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* '''Swiss prot entry:''' [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q99039 Q99039]
 
* '''Swiss prot entry:''' [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q99039 Q99039]
  
* '''KEGG entry:''' [http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?bsu+BSU31720 BSU31720]
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* '''KEGG entry:''' [http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?bsu+BSU31720]
  
 
* '''E.C. number:'''
 
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Revision as of 11:29, 3 June 2009

  • Description: stimulates production of degradative enzymes and of extracellular poly-gamma-glutamate PubMed, stimulates phosphorylation of DegU by DegS PubMed, gene is not expressed in the lab strain 168 due to promoter down mutation in the -10 region (T - 10 ---> C) PubMed

Gene name degQ
Synonyms sacQ
Essential no
Product pleiotropic regulator
Function regulation of exoenzyme synthesis
MW, pI 5 kDa, 6.536
Gene length, protein length 138 bp, 46 aa
Immediate neighbours comQ, yuzC
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
DegQ context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU31720

Phenotypes of a mutant

loss of poly-gamma-glutamate production PubMed, no synthesis of nonribosomal peptides iturin A and plipastatin PubMed1 PubMed2, reduced synthesis of degradative enzymes PubMed, increased genetic competence PubMed

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: degQ family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Localization:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Regulation: expression is induced by high cell density (ComA) PubMed,subject to carbon catabolite repression PubMed, controlled by DegU PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism: ComA: transcription activation, PubMed, DegU: transcription activation, PubMed
  • Additional information: the gene is not expressed in the lab strain 168 due to promoter down mutation in the -10 region (T - 10 ---> C) PubMed

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Nobuchika Takesue, Teruo Sone, Michiko Tanaka, Fusao Tomita, Kozo Asano
Effect of an additionally introduced degQ gene on di-D-fructofuranosyl 2,6':2',6 anhydride (DFA IV) production by recombinant Bacillus subtilis in a single culture production system.
J Biosci Bioeng: 2009, 107(6);623-9
[PubMed:19447339] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

  1. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed