RapE

• Description: response regulator aspartate phosphatase, dephosphorylates Spo0F-P, control of the phosphorelay
  
  

Gene name	rapE
Synonyms	yqcH
Essential	no
Product	response regulator aspartate phosphatase
Function	control of sporulation initiation
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: rapE
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RapE
Function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Phosphorelay
MW, pI	44 kDa, 7.313
Gene length, protein length	1125 bp, 375 aa
Immediate neighbours	yqcI, phrE
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

protein modification, transcription factors and their control, phosphorelay, quorum sensing, Skin element

This gene is a member of the following regulons

CodY regulon, ComA regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU25830

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: RAP 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:

• UniProt: P45943

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: rapE-phrE PubMed

• Expression browser: rapE PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • repressed during growth in the presence of branched chain amino acids (CodY) PubMed
  • ComA: transcription activation PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • CodY: transcription repression PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: