PlsX
- Description: acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP):phosphate acyltransferase, catalyzes the synthesis of the intermediate fatty acyl-phosphate (acyl-PO4)
Gene name | plsX |
Synonyms | ylpD |
Essential | yes PubMed |
Product | acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP):phosphate acyltransferase |
Function | biosynthesis of phospholipids |
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: plsX | |
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: PlsX | |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Lipid synthesis | |
MW, pI | 35 kDa, 5.492 |
Gene length, protein length | 999 bp, 333 aa |
Immediate neighbours | fapR, fabD |
Sequences | Protein DNA Advanced_DNA |
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
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Expression at a glance PubMed |
Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
biosynthesis of lipids, essential genes
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU15890
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: catalyzes the synthesis of the intermediate fatty acyl-phosphate (acyl-PO4)
- Protein family: plsX family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
Database entries
- Structure: 1VI1
- UniProt: P71018
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Matsumoto lab PubMed
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Additional publications: PubMed
Michaela Wenzel, Malay Patra, Dirk Albrecht, David Y-K Chen, K C Nicolaou, Nils Metzler-Nolte, Julia E Bandow
Proteomic signature of fatty acid biosynthesis inhibition available for in vivo mechanism-of-action studies.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother: 2011, 55(6);2590-6
[PubMed:21383089]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Mariano A Martinez, Diego de Mendoza, Gustavo E Schujman
Transcriptional and functional characterization of the gene encoding acyl carrier protein in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2010, 156(Pt 2);484-495
[PubMed:19850612]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Yoshinori Hara, Masahide Seki, Satoshi Matsuoka, Hiroshi Hara, Atsushi Yamashita, Kouji Matsumoto
Involvement of PlsX and the acyl-phosphate dependent sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase PlsY in the initial stage of glycerolipid synthesis in Bacillus subtilis.
Genes Genet Syst: 2008, 83(6);433-42
[PubMed:19282621]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Mika Yoshimura, Taku Oshima, Naotake Ogasawara
Involvement of the YneS/YgiH and PlsX proteins in phospholipid biosynthesis in both Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli.
BMC Microbiol: 2007, 7;69
[PubMed:17645809]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I e)
Luciana Paoletti, Ying-Jie Lu, Gustavo E Schujman, Diego de Mendoza, Charles O Rock
Coupling of fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(16);5816-24
[PubMed:17557823]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Gustavo E Schujman, Marcelo Guerin, Alejandro Buschiazzo, Francis Schaeffer, Leticia I Llarrull, Georgina Reh, Alejandro J Vila, Pedro M Alzari, Diego de Mendoza
Structural basis of lipid biosynthesis regulation in Gram-positive bacteria.
EMBO J: 2006, 25(17);4074-83
[PubMed:16932747]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Natalia Comella, Alan D Grossman
Conservation of genes and processes controlled by the quorum response in bacteria: characterization of genes controlled by the quorum-sensing transcription factor ComA in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2005, 57(4);1159-74
[PubMed:16091051]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Gustavo E Schujman, Luciana Paoletti, Alan D Grossman, Diego de Mendoza
FapR, a bacterial transcription factor involved in global regulation of membrane lipid biosynthesis.
Dev Cell: 2003, 4(5);663-72
[PubMed:12737802]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
H R Morbidoni, D de Mendoza, J E Cronan
Bacillus subtilis acyl carrier protein is encoded in a cluster of lipid biosynthesis genes.
J Bacteriol: 1996, 178(16);4794-800
[PubMed:8759840]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)