spore coat alanine racemase
function
protection of the spore
product
spore coat alanine racemase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.1|Spore coat proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.1.2|Class II][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.6|Poorly characterized/ putative enzymes]Gene
Coordinates
1,897,941 → 1,899,125
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
L-alanine = D-alanine (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
alanine racemase family (with [protein|CB0B6C69CB5CFF6FE30C3F95991F309C8DE1E344|Alr], according to UniProt)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|CB0B6C69CB5CFF6FE30C3F95991F309C8DE1E344|Alr] [SW|Cofactors]
PLP (according to UniProt)Structure
[PDB|5IRP] (from Bacillus subtilis 100% identity)[PDB|6Q70] (crystallized with HEPES) [Pubmed|30977502][PDB|6Q71] (crystallized with Bis-Tris Propane) [Pubmed|30977502][PDB|6Q72] [Pubmed|30977502][SW|Localization]
outer spore coat, localization depends on [protein|825AD8D4315A85CD384F9AF6AD894E38E57C88F7|CotE] [Pubmed|22171814]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|E267F2B6448E380B354AE091734E4AC4DB5825EF|yncD]
description
[Pubmed|22383849]
sigma factors
[protein|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|15699190,14523133], in [regulon|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE regulon]regulation
expressed during sporulation in the mother cell ([protein|3CB24D493B3282278B7DC61CE3C793DFA815F9E2|SigE]) [Pubmed|15699190,14523133]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B099 (yncD::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1098 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]BKE17640 (Δ[gene|E267F2B6448E380B354AE091734E4AC4DB5825EF|yncD]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE17640 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATCAACGCTTCCTTCCTTC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAGAACATCTTAAAATGCTGBKK17640 (Δ[gene|E267F2B6448E380B354AE091734E4AC4DB5825EF|yncD]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK17640 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATCAACGCTTCCTTCCTTC, downstream forward: _UP4_TAGAACATCTTAAAATGCTGReferences
Reviews
Original publications
18399999,15699190,14523133,22171814,30977502