PlsX

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  • 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
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis of lipids, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

ComA regulon, FapR regulon

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

  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • induced if the cells experience an accumulation of malonyl-CoA (FapR) PubMed
    • expressed at high cell density (ComA) PubMed
    • induced upon fatty acid biosynthesis inhibition PubMed
  • 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)