CapE
- Description: stimulates poly-gamma-glutamate production in the presence of zinc, also involved in extra-chromosomal DNA maintenance
| Gene name | capE |
| Synonyms | ywtC, pgsE, edmS |
| Essential | no |
| Product | unknown |
| Function | capsule synthesis |
| Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: capE | |
| MW, pI | 6 kDa, 6.487 |
| Gene length, protein length | 165 bp, 55 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | pgdS, capA |
| Sequences | Protein DNA Advanced_DNA |
Genetic context 
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Expression at a glance PubMed
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
capsule biosynthesis and degradation, membrane proteins
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU35870
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family:
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains: N-terminal membrane-anchoring domain and a C-terminal assembly accelerator-like structure PubMed
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization:
- cell membrane PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P96739
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation:
- Additional information: The operon is not expressed in the lab strain 168 due to lack of expression of DegQ resulting in inactivity of DegS and DegU PubMed
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Makoto Ashiuchi, Daisuke Yamashiro, Kento Yamamoto
Bacillus subtilis EdmS (formerly PgsE) participates in the maintenance of episomes.
Plasmid: 2013, 70(2);209-15
[PubMed:23583563]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Thi-Huyen Do, Yuki Suzuki, Naoki Abe, Jun Kaneko, Yoshifumi Itoh, Keitarou Kimura
Mutations suppressing the loss of DegQ function in Bacillus subtilis (natto) poly-γ-glutamate synthesis.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2011, 77(23);8249-58
[PubMed:21965392]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Daisuke Yamashiro, Yutaka Minouchi, Makoto Ashiuchi
Moonlighting role of a poly-gamma-glutamate synthetase component from Bacillus subtilis: insight into novel extrachromosomal DNA maintenance.
Appl Environ Microbiol: 2011, 77(8);2796-8
[PubMed:21357437]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Daisuke Yamashiro, Megumi Yoshioka, Makoto Ashiuchi
Bacillus subtilis pgsE (Formerly ywtC) stimulates poly-γ-glutamate production in the presence of zinc.
Biotechnol Bioeng: 2011, 108(1);226-30
[PubMed:20812257]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Tohru Kamei, Daisuke Yamashiro, Terumi Horiuchii, Yutaka Minouchi, Makoto Ashiuchi
Identification and biochemical characterization of membranous short-chain polyglutamate from Bacillus subtilis.
Chem Biodivers: 2010, 7(6);1563-72
[PubMed:20564574]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Chuan-Mei Yeh, Jyh-Perng Wang, Shih-Ching Lo, Wen-Chia Chan, Ming-Yi Lin
Chromosomal integration of a synthetic expression control sequence achieves poly-gamma-glutamate production in a Bacillus subtilis strain.
Biotechnol Prog: 2010, 26(4);1001-7
[PubMed:20564357]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Keitarou Kimura, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Thi-Huyen Do, Yoshifumi Itoh
Expression of the pgsB encoding the poly-gamma-DL-glutamate synthetase of Bacillus subtilis (natto).
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem: 2009, 73(5);1149-55
[PubMed:19420703]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Thomas Candela, Michèle Mock, Agnès Fouet
CapE, a 47-amino-acid peptide, is necessary for Bacillus anthracis polyglutamate capsule synthesis.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(22);7765-72
[PubMed:16267300]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Yuji Urushibata, Shinji Tokuyama, Yasutaka Tahara
Difference in transcription levels of cap genes for gamma-polyglutamic acid production between Bacillus subtilis IFO 16449 and Marburg 168.
J Biosci Bioeng: 2002, 93(2);252-4
[PubMed:16233197]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
