racA

racA
168

cell division protein

Locus
BSU_37030
Molecular weight
20.93 kDa
Isoelectric point
9.51
Protein length
184 aaSequenceBlast
Gene length
555 bpSequenceBlast
Function
chromosome segregation in sporulating cells
Product
cell division protein
Essential
no
Synonyms
racA, ywkC
Outlinks
BsubCyc SubtiList UniProt STRING Genoscapist PaperBLAST

Genomic Context

Categories containing this gene/protein

List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG0789 (Galperin et al., 2021)

This gene is a member of the following regulons

Gene
Coordinates
3,798,789  3,799,343
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
chromosome tethering by interacting with both centromere-like elements in the DNA and with DivIVA PubMed
contributes to efficient transport of DNA by the chromosome segregation motor SpoIIIE PubMed
Protein family
racA family (single member, according to UniProt)
Domains
HTH merR-type domain (aa 75-156) (according to UniProt)
Structure
5I44 (PDB) (RacA-DN complex) PubMed
5I41 (PDB) (DNA-binding domain) PubMed
P45870 (AlphaFold)
Localization
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Genes
ywkD-racA
Description
PubMed
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ywkD→racA

2025-04-05 04:31:49

Jstuelk

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8b3805a1f86dbe303ebbdaca1b03684d0a20ed97

90A42E77EB1473F07FC32CB55296A66F55071E10

Genes
racA
Description
PubMed
Regulation
expressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) PubMed
Regulatory mechanism
Spo0A: activation, PubMed, in spo0A regulon
Sigma factors
SigH: sigma factor, PubMed, in sigH regulon
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racA

2025-04-11 08:42:46

Jstuelk

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87d66ea58424f0bd03ca5b3382a9ef87d2e6d60f

E700CC53152B8EB8F912DB3842ED450E31731C9D

Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B655 (ywkC::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
BKE37030 (racA::erm  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGATCCCATACCTCCTTT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAGCAAAAAGCTCCCTTA
BKK37030 (racA::kan  trpC2) available at BGSC,  PubMed, upstream reverse: _UP1_CATGATCCCATACCTCCTTT,  downstream forward: _UP4_TAAAGCAAAAAGCTCCCTTA
References
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