YodU
- Description: , N-terminal part of the split gene spsM (together with ypqP), spore envelope polysaccharide biosynthesis, in B. subtilis 168 the gene is disrupted by the SP-beta prophage
| Gene name | yodU |
| Synonyms | ypqP, spsM |
| Essential | no |
| Product | unknown |
| Function | spore envelope polysaccharide biosynthesis |
| Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: yodU | |
| MW, pI | 15 kDa, 9.819 |
| Gene length, protein length | 423 bp, 141 aa (SpsM: 341 aa) |
| Immediate neighbours | phy, sprB |
| Gene sequence (+200bp) | Protein sequence |
Genetic context 
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Expression at a glance PubMed
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Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU19810
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU19810
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
- rearrangement (deletion of the SP-beta prophage and generation of the spsM gene) occurs during sporulation and in response to DNA damage to allow production of spore polysaccharide PubMed
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family:
- Paralogous protein(s): EpsC (for SpsM)
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains: SpsM: Polysacc_synt_2 domain (Pfam accession number, PF02719) in the 18–296-aa region PubMed
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization:
- secreted (according to Swiss-Prot)
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU19810
- Structure:
- UniProt: O34490
- KEGG entry: [2]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation:
- expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK, GerE) 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
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