MgsA

• Description: methylglyoxal synthase
  
  

Gene name	mgsA
Synonyms	ypjF, jojF
Essential	no
Product	methylglyoxal synthase
Function	bypass of glycolysis
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Central C-metabolism
MW, pI	14 kDa, 4.919
Gene length, protein length	411 bp, 137 aa
Immediate neighbours	ypjG, dapB
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU22480

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Glycerone phosphate = methylglyoxal + phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: RNase Z family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: P42980

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number: 4.2.3.3

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Görke lab

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Boris Görke, University of Göttingen, Germany Homepage

References

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