DltE

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  • Description: D-alanine transfer from undecaprenol-phosphate to the poly(glycerophosphate) chain

Gene name dltE
Synonyms ipa-1r
Essential no
Product D-alanine transfer from undecaprenol-phosphate
to the poly(glycerophosphate) chain
Function biosynthesis of teichoic acid
MW, pI 28 kDa, 5.095
Gene length, protein length 756 bp, 252 aa
Immediate neighbours dltD, ywaA
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
DltE context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU38540

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

Categories containing this gene/protein

cell wall synthesis, biosynthesis of cell wall components, cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, W, X, Y)

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) 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: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

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

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • RelA dependent downregulation (Class I) during stringent response PubMed
    • repressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) PubMed
  • 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

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)

M Perego, P Glaser, A Minutello, M A Strauch, K Leopold, W Fischer
Incorporation of D-alanine into lipoteichoic acid and wall teichoic acid in Bacillus subtilis. Identification of genes and regulation.
J Biol Chem: 1995, 270(26);15598-606
[PubMed:7797557] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)