YqiD

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  • Description: geranyltransferase

Gene name yqiD
Synonyms ispA
Essential no
Product geranyltransferase
Function biosynthesis of peptidoglycan and teichoic acid
MW, pI 29 kDa, 5.021
Gene length, protein length 816 bp, 272 aa
Immediate neighbours dxs, yqiC
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YqiD context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis of lipids

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU24280

Phenotypes of a mutant

The mutation of yqiD predisposes cells to grow without a wall PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

Farnasyl pyrophosphate is 15 carbon compound (C15) that is an intermediate in the isoprenoid pathway. In B. subtilis there are two major isoprenoids, the synthesis of both require farnasyl pyrophosphate. The first is heptapreyl pyrophosphate (C35) which acts as a membrane anchor in menaquinone, an electron acceptor in the electron transport chain. The second is undecaprenyl pyrophosphate (C55) which is required to transport both the peptidoglycan precursor, Lipid II, and teichoic acid across the membrane.


The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: dimethylallyl pyrophosphate + 2 isopentanyl pyrophosphate -> farnasyl pyrophosphate
  • Protein family:
  • Paralogous protein(s): HepT

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification: None
  • Cofactor(s): Magnesium
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure:
    • 1RQI: IspA from E. coli. Co-crystal with substrate isopentyl pyrophosphate and substrate analogue dimethyallyl S-thiolodiphosphate PubMed
  • KEGG entry: [2]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

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Biological materials

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

Labs working on this gene/protein

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