SpsA

• Description: nucleotide-sugar-dependent glycosyltransferase, spore coat polysaccharide synthesis
  
  

Gene name	spsA
Synonyms	ipa-63d
Essential	no
Product	nucleotide-sugar-dependent glycosyltransferase
Function	spore coat polysaccharide synthesis
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: spsA
MW, pI	30 kDa, 5.358
Gene length, protein length	768 bp, 256 aa
Immediate neighbours	spsB, gerQ
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

This gene is a member of the following regulons

GerE regulon, SigK regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU37910

Phenotypes of a mutant

• reduced germination efficiency PubMed

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU37910

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: glycosyltransferase 2 family PubMed

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• BsubCyc: BSU37910

• Structure:
  • 1QGS (complex with UDP) PubMed
  • 1H7Q PubMed

• UniProt: P39621

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: spsA-spsB-spsC-spsD-spsF-spsG-spsI-spsJ-spsK-spsL PubMed

• Expression browser: spsA PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigK PubMed

• Regulation:
  • expressed late during sporulation in the mother cell (SigK, GerE) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • GerE: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: