GlyS

• Description: glycyl-tRNA synthetase (beta subunit)
  
  

Gene name	glyS
Synonyms	yqfK
Essential	yes PubMed
Product	glycyl-tRNA synthetase (beta subunit)
Function	translation
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: GlyS
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: tRNA charging
MW, pI	76 kDa, 4.973
Gene length, protein length	2037 bp, 679 aa
Immediate neighbours	ccpN, glyQ
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

Categories containing this gene/protein

translation, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

T-box

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU25260

Expression

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + glycine + tRNA(Gly) = AMP + diphosphate + glycyl-tRNA(Gly) (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions: GlyQ-GlyS

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure: 1J5W (from Thermotoga maritima, 55% identity, 72% similarity)

• UniProt: P54381

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 6.1.1.14

Expression and regulation

• Operon: glyQ-glyS (according to DBTBS)

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • induced by glycine limitation (T-box) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • T-box: RNA switch, transcriptional antitermination PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: