DapG

• Description: aspartokinase I (alpha and beta subunits)
  
  

Gene name	dapG
Synonyms	lssD
Essential	no
Product	aspartokinase I (alpha and beta subunits)
Function	biosynthesis of lysine and peptidoglycan
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: dapG
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Lys, Thr
MW, pI	42 kDa, 5.709
Gene length, protein length	1212 bp, 404 aa
Immediate neighbours	asd, dapA
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

biosynthesis/ acquisition of amino acids, sporulation proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

SigK regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU16760

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + L-aspartate = ADP + 4-phospho-L-aspartate (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: aspartokinase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s): LysC

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity: inhibited by diaminopimelic acid PubMed

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: Q04795

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 2.7.2.4

Expression and regulation

• Operon:
  • spoVFA-spoVFB-asd-dapG-dapA PubMed
  • asd-dapG-dapA PubMed

• Expression browser: dapG PubMed

• Sigma factor:
  • spoVFA: SigK PubMed
  • asd: SigA PubMed

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: