remB

remB
168

involved in the activation of biofilm matrix biosynthetic operons, acts in parallel to SinR, AbrB, and DegU

Locus
BSU_00050
Molecular weight
5.80 kDa
Isoelectric point
8.8
Protein length
81 aaSequenceBlast
Gene length
246 bpSequenceBlast
Function
regulation of biofilm formation
Product
regulator of the extracellular matrix
Essential
no
Synonyms
remB, yaaB
Outlinks
BsubCyc SubtiList UniProt STRING Genoscapist PaperBLAST

Genomic Context

List of homologs in different organisms

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigA regulon

Gene
Coordinates
4,567 → 4,812
Phenotypes of a mutant
smooth colonies on MsGG medium, no biofilm formation PubMed
The protein
Structure
P37525 (AlphaFold)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Genes
yaaA-recF-remB-gyrB-gyrA
Description
PubMed
Sigma factors
SigA: sigma factor, PubMed, in sigA regulon
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yaaA→gyrA

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Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B880 (yaaB::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
BKE00050 (ΔremB::erm  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ATACAATTGCTCACCTCATT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAGAAATTTTTTATCACGAA
BKK00050 (ΔremB::kan  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_ATACAATTGCTCACCTCATT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAGAAATTTTTTATCACGAA
Labs working on this gene/protein
Daniel Kearns, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, homepage
References
Winkelman JT, Blair KM, Kearns DB RemA (YlzA) and RemB (YaaB) regulate extracellular matrix operon expression and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of bacteriology. 2009 Jun; 191(12):3981-91. doi:10.1128/JB.00278-09. PMID:19363116
Ogasawara N, Moriya S, Yoshikawa H Structure and function of the region of the replication origin of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome. IV. Transcription of the oriC region and expression of DNA gyrase genes and other open reading frames. Nucleic acids research. 1985 Apr 11; 13(7):2267-79. . PMID:2987848

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