5'-3' double-stranded DNA exonuclease, coordination of cell division with DNA replication
function
coordination of cell division with DNA replication
product
5'-3' double-stranded DNA exonuclease
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.1|Cell wall synthesis] → [category|SW 1.1.1.1|Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan][category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8|Cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.8.2|Other genes][category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.1|Biosynthesis of cell wall components] → [category|SW 2.6.1.1|Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan][category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.1|Genetics] → [category|SW 3.1.5|DNA repair/ recombination] → [category|SW 3.1.5.7|Mismatch repair (MMR)]Gene
Coordinates
4,148,851 → 4,149,645
Phenotypes of a mutant
the mutant divides over unsegregated chromosomes more frequently than wild-type cells, and this phenotype is exacerbated when DNA replication is inhibited [Pubmed|21169496]increased sensitivity to a narrow spectrum of cephalosporin antibiotics [Pubmed|21169496]disruption of the corresponding gene in B. anthracis results in a mutator phenotype [Pubmed|21205011]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
5'-3' exonuclease activity at the 5' termini and at nicks of double-stranded DNA [Pubmed|23491602]the enzymatic activity of WalJ directly or indirectly affects cell wall metabolism and is required for accurate coordination of [SW|cell division] with DNA replication [Pubmed|21169496]Protein family
predicted member of the metallo-β-lactamase superfamily[SW|Cofactors]
Mn(II) [Pubmed|23491602]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|7F340423A34CE40D1F1AA8D373F7C4B859A6496D|walR]-[gene|E88978809272FAC2520DB4ABCA0554F8028F3451|walK]-[gene|06D2D03C65D50E3909B2C93835193815B6016967|walH]-[gene|EE681C9A42FCC29CBB55CC9566EE4CFF986D0F1D|walI]-[gene|D5321F707E183E72B225F1CED2F2FDCB1183B88A|walJ]-[gene|75B8C37E589C855D2BAD7FB51B9600E161ACFBD3|htrC]
description
[Pubmed|9829949]
regulation
''htrC'' transcript expressed during sporulation [Pubmed|9829949]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
GP3558 (Δ[gene|D5321F707E183E72B225F1CED2F2FDCB1183B88A|walJ]::aphA3), available in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s labMGNA-B824 (yycJ::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1823 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]1A1044 ( ''walJ''::''spec''), [Pubmed|21169496], available at [BGhttp://bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=1A1044]BKE40370 (Δ[gene|D5321F707E183E72B225F1CED2F2FDCB1183B88A|walJ]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE40370 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGTTTGTCTCACTCCATT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATTTTTCTATGTAAATCABKK40370 (Δ[gene|D5321F707E183E72B225F1CED2F2FDCB1183B88A|walJ]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK40370 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGTTTGTCTCACTCCATT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAATTTTTCTATGTAAATCAReferences
Reviews
Original publications
9829949,21169496,21205011,23491602