YycH

• Description: negative effector of WalK, controls cell wall metabolism
  
  

Gene name	yycH
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	negative effector of WalK
Function	control of cell wall metabolism
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: yycH
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: YycH
MW, pI	52 kDa, 5.589
Gene length, protein length	1365 bp, 455 aa
Immediate neighbours	yycI, walK
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

cell wall/ other, transcription factors and their control, membrane proteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU40390

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • YycH-YycI PubMed
  • WalK-YycH PubMed

• Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot), spotty close to the membrane PubMed

Database entries

• Structure: 2FGT

• UniProt: Q794W0

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: walR-walK-yycH-yycI-walJ-yyxA PubMed

• Expression browser: yycH PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation: expressed during vegetative growth, repressed during stationary phase PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Tatsuya Fukushima, Isako Furihata, Robyn Emmins, Richard A Daniel, James A Hoch, Hendrik Szurmant
A role for the essential YycG sensor histidine kinase in sensing cell division.
Mol Microbiol: 2011, 79(2);503-22
[PubMed:21219466] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Hendrik Szurmant, Lintao Bu, Charles L Brooks, James A Hoch
An essential sensor histidine kinase controlled by transmembrane helix interactions with its auxiliary proteins.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2008, 105(15);5891-6
[PubMed:18408157] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Patrick D McLaughlin, Benjamin G Bobay, Erin J Regel, Richele J Thompson, James A Hoch, John Cavanagh
Predominantly buried residues in the response regulator Spo0F influence specific sensor kinase recognition.
FEBS Lett: 2007, 581(7);1425-9
[PubMed:17350627] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Hendrik Szurmant, Michael A Mohan, P Michael Imus, James A Hoch
YycH and YycI interact to regulate the essential YycFG two-component system in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(8);3280-9
[PubMed:17307850] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Hendrik Szurmant, Haiyan Zhao, Michael A Mohan, James A Hoch, Kottayil I Varughese
The crystal structure of YycH involved in the regulation of the essential YycFG two-component system in Bacillus subtilis reveals a novel tertiary structure.
Protein Sci: 2006, 15(4);929-34
[PubMed:16600972] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Hendrik Szurmant, Kristine Nelson, Eun-Ja Kim, Marta Perego, James A Hoch
YycH regulates the activity of the essential YycFG two-component system in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(15);5419-26
[PubMed:16030236] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

C Fabret, J A Hoch
A two-component signal transduction system essential for growth of Bacillus subtilis: implications for anti-infective therapy.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(23);6375-83
[PubMed:9829949] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)