GbsA
- Description: glycine betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase, glycine betaine synthesis
| Gene name | gbsA |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | no |
| Product | glycine betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| Function | osmoprotection |
| MW, pI | 53 kDa, 4.713 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1470 bp, 490 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | gbsB, yuaC |
| Gene sequence (+200bp) | Protein sequence |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
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Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
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- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
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Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry:
- KEGG entry: [2]
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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
Erhard Bremer, University of Marburg, Germany homepage
Your additional remarks
References
- Boch J, Nau-Wagner G, Kneip S, Bremer E. (1997) Glycine betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis: characterization of an enzyme required for the synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine. Arch Microbiol. Oct;168(4): 282-9. PubMed
