PbpB
- Description: penicillin-binding protein 2B
| Gene name | pbpB |
| Synonyms | |
| Essential | yes PubMed |
| Product | penicillin-binding protein 2B |
| Function | septation |
| MW, pI | 79 kDa, 9.234 |
| Gene length, protein length | 2148 bp, 716 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | ftsL, spoVD |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Coordinates:
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential PubMed
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family: transpeptidase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot), extracellular (signal peptide) PubMed, localizes to the sporulation septum during sporulation PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- Swiss prot entry: Q07868
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Regulation: constitutively expressed PubMed
- 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 Jeff Errington lab
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Jeff Errington, Newcastle University, UK homepage
