CapE

• Description: unknown
  
  

Gene name	capE
Synonyms	ywtC, pgsE
Essential	no
Product	unknown
Function	unknown
MW, pI	6 kDa, 6.487
Gene length, protein length	165 bp, 55 aa
Immediate neighbours	pgdS, capA
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU35870

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):

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• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: P96739

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: capB-capC-capA-ywtC PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism: activated by DegU-P PubMed

• Additional information: The operon is not expressed in the lab strain 168 due to lack of expression of DegQ resulting in inactivity of DegS and DegU

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

Keitarou Kimura, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Thi-Huyen Do, Yoshifumi Itoh
Expression of the pgsB encoding the poly-gamma-DL-glutamate synthetase of Bacillus subtilis (natto).
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem: 2009, 73(5);1149-55
[PubMed:19420703] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Thomas Candela, Michèle Mock, Agnès Fouet
CapE, a 47-amino-acid peptide, is necessary for Bacillus anthracis polyglutamate capsule synthesis.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(22);7765-72
[PubMed:16267300] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Yuji Urushibata, Shinji Tokuyama, Yasutaka Tahara
Difference in transcription levels of cap genes for gamma-polyglutamic acid production between Bacillus subtilis IFO 16449 and Marburg 168.
J Biosci Bioeng: 2002, 93(2);252-4
[PubMed:16233197] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)