KatX

• Description: catalase, general stress protein
  
  

Gene name	katX
Synonyms	yxlI
Essential	no
Product	catalase (major catalase in spores)
Function	detoxification (degradation) of hydrogen peroxide
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: katX
MW, pI	62 kDa, 5.341
Gene length, protein length	1641 bp, 547 aa
Immediate neighbours	aag, yxlH
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

sporulation proteins, general stress proteins (controlled by SigB), resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress

This gene is a member of the following regulons

RsfA regulon, SigB regulon, SigF regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU38630

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: 2 H₂O₂ = O₂ + 2 H₂O (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: catalase 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:
  • cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P94377

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: katX PubMed

• Expression browser: katX PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigB PubMed, SigF PubMed

• Regulation:
  • expressed early during sporulation in the forespore (SigF, RsfA) PubMed
  • induced by stress (SigB) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • RsfA: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Stephanie T Wang, Barbara Setlow, Erin M Conlon, Jessica L Lyon, Daisuke Imamura, Tsutomu Sato, Peter Setlow, Richard Losick, Patrick Eichenberger
The forespore line of gene expression in Bacillus subtilis.
J Mol Biol: 2006, 358(1);16-37
[PubMed:16497325] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Dirk Höper, Uwe Völker, Michael Hecker
Comprehensive characterization of the contribution of individual SigB-dependent general stress genes to stress resistance of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(8);2810-26
[PubMed:15805528] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L J Wu, J Errington
Identification and characterization of a new prespore-specific regulatory gene, rsfA, of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2000, 182(2);418-24
[PubMed:10629188] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A Petersohn, S Engelmann, P Setlow, M Hecker
The katX gene of Bacillus subtilis is under dual control of sigmaB and sigmaF.
Mol Gen Genet: 1999, 262(1);173-9
[PubMed:10503549] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

I Bagyan, L Casillas-Martinez, P Setlow
The katX gene, which codes for the catalase in spores of Bacillus subtilis, is a forespore-specific gene controlled by sigmaF, and KatX is essential for hydrogen peroxide resistance of the germinating spore.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(8);2057-62
[PubMed:9555886] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L Casillas-Martinez, P Setlow
Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase, catalase, MrgA, and superoxide dismutase are not involved in resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores to heat or oxidizing agents.
J Bacteriol: 1997, 179(23);7420-5
[PubMed:9393707] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)