ComEC

• Description: late competence operon required for DNA binding and uptake
  
  

Gene name	comEC
Synonyms	comD
Essential	no
Product	unknown
Function	compentence
MW, pI	86 kDa, 6.964
Gene length, protein length	2328 bp, 776 aa
Immediate neighbours	holA, comEB
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

The gene

Basic information

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

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Extended information on the protein

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Database entries

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• Swiss prot entry:

• KEGG entry: [3]

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Expression and regulation

• Operon: comEA-comEB-comEC PubMed

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• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism: post-translational control by ComN, yutB is required for transcription PubMed

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

1. Ogura, M. and T. Tanaka (2009) The Bacillus subtilis Late Competence Operon comE Is Transcriptionally Regulated by yutB and under Post-Transcription Initiation Control by comN (yrzD) J. Bacteriol. 191: 949-958. PubMed
2. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed