YfkC

• Description: mechanosensitive channel, similar to MscS
  
  

Gene name	yfkC
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	mechanosensitive channel, similar to MscS
Function	resistance to osmotic downshock
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: yfkC
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Stress
MW, pI	32 kDa, 5.293
Gene length, protein length	840 bp, 280 aa
Immediate neighbours	yfkD, yfkA
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

coping with hypo-osmotic stress, membrane proteins

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU07940

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

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• Localization:
  • cell membrane PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: O35043

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: yfkA-yfkC PubMed

• Expression browser: yfkC PubMed

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Erhard Bremer, University of Marburg, Germany homepage