SplB

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  • Description: spore photoproduct lyase

Gene name splB
Synonyms spl
Essential no
Product spore photoproduct lyase
Function protection of spore DNA against photodamage
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: splB
MW, pI 39 kDa, 8.524
Gene length, protein length 1026 bp, 342 aa
Immediate neighbours splA, ykwB
Sequences Protein DNA Advanced_DNA
Genetic context
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

DNA repair/ recombination, sporulation proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigG regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU13930

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

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

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
    • repairs a special thymine dimer (5-thyminyl-5,6-dihydrothymine), which is commonly called spore photoproduct at the early germination phase
    • 5-thyminyl-5,6-dihydrothymine (in DNA) = 2 thymine residues (in DNA) (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
    • contains a [4Fe-4S] cluster, uses the [4Fe-4S] cluster to reduce SAM
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

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

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation: expressed during sporulation in the forespore (SigG) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References