speD
168
S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, required for biofilm formation
Locus
BSU_29010
Molecular weight
13.96 kDa
Isoelectric point
4.77
Function
spermidine, polyamine biosynthesis
Product
S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase
Essential
no
E.C.
4.1.1.50
Synonyms
speD, ytcF
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG1586 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
H+ + S-adenosyl-L-methionine --> CO2 + S-adenosyl-L-methioninamine (according to UniProt)
Protein family
prokaryotic AdoMetDC family (single member, according to UniProt)
Structure
1VR7 (PDB) (from Thermotoga maritima, 47% identity, 72% similarity)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-A122 (ytcF::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
BKE29010 (ΔspeD::erm trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATAGTCATGGACCCCCCTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAGTAAATTGCGAACACA
BKK29010 (ΔspeD::kan trpC2) available at BGSC, PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATAGTCATGGACCCCCCTT, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAGTAAATTGCGAACACA
GP2599 (ΔspeD::tet comIQ12L) (in DK1042), available in Jörg Stülke's lab
References
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