GbsA

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  • Description: glycine betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase, glycine betaine synthesis

Gene name gbsA
Synonyms
Essential no
Product glycine betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase
Function osmoprotection
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Stress
MW, pI 53 kDa, 4.713
Gene length, protein length 1470 bp, 490 aa
Immediate neighbours gbsB, yuaC
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
GbsA context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU31060

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Betaine aldehyde + NAD+ + H2O = betaine + NADH (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: aldehyde dehydrogenase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
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Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [2]

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

J Boch, G Nau-Wagner, S Kneip, E Bremer
Glycine betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis: characterization of an enzyme required for the synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine.
Arch Microbiol: 1997, 168(4);282-9
[PubMed:9297465] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

  1. 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