Ldt

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  • Description: L,D-transpeptidase involved in cell wall synthesis

Gene name ldt
Synonyms ykuD
Essential no
Product L,D-transpeptidase
Function cell wall biosynthesis
MW, pI 17 kDa, 10.252
Gene length, protein length 492 bp, 164 aa
Immediate neighbours ykuC, ykuE
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YkuD context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU14040

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, sporulation proteins

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: LysM repeat (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: spore wall (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • repressed by glucose (3.3-fold) (CcpA) PubMed
    • expressed during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism: CcpA: transcription repression 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