PssA
- Description: phosphatidylserine synthase
Gene name | pssA |
Synonyms | pss |
Essential | no |
Product | phosphatidylserine synthase |
Function | biosynthesis of phospholipids |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Fatty acid and phospholipid biosynthesis | |
MW, pI | 19 kDa, 7.881 |
Gene length, protein length | 531 bp, 177 aa |
Immediate neighbours | ybfK, ybfM |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU02270
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: CDP-diacylglycerol + L-serine = CMP + (3-sn-phosphatidyl)-L-serine (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: CDP-alcohol phosphatidyltransferase class-I 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: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P39823
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 2.7.8.8
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
K Matsumoto
Phosphatidylserine synthase from bacteria.
Biochim Biophys Acta: 1997, 1348(1-2);214-27
[PubMed:9370336]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Original publications
Letal I Salzberg, John D Helmann
Phenotypic and transcriptomic characterization of Bacillus subtilis mutants with grossly altered membrane composition.
J Bacteriol: 2008, 190(23);7797-807
[PubMed:18820022]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Min Cao, John D Helmann
The Bacillus subtilis extracytoplasmic-function sigmaX factor regulates modification of the cell envelope and resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides.
J Bacteriol: 2004, 186(4);1136-46
[PubMed:14762009]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
K Matsumoto, M Okada, Y Horikoshi, H Matsuzaki, T Kishi, M Itaya, I Shibuya
Cloning, sequencing, and disruption of the Bacillus subtilis psd gene coding for phosphatidylserine decarboxylase.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(1);100-6
[PubMed:9422599]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
S K Saha, Y Furukawa, H Matsuzaki, I Shibuya, K Matsumoto
Directed mutagenesis, Ser-56 to Pro, of Bacillus subtilis phosphatidylserine synthase drastically lowers enzymatic activity and relieves amplification toxicity in Escherichia coli.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem: 1996, 60(4);630-3
[PubMed:8829529]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)