Easter egg
- Description: alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase
| Gene name | abf2 |
| Synonyms | xsa |
| Essential | no |
| Product | alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase |
| Function | arabinan degradation |
| MW, pI | 56 kDa, 5.329 |
| Gene length, protein length | 1485 bp, 495 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | trxA, etfA |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context 
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU28510
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
Categories containing this gene/protein
utilization of specific carbon sources
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing alpha-L-arabinofuranoside residues in alpha-L-arabinosides (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: glycosyl hydrolase 51 family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization:
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P94552
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 3.2.1.55
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon: abf2 PubMed
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
José Manuel Inácio, Isabel Lopes Correia, Isabel de Sá-Nogueira
Two distinct arabinofuranosidases contribute to arabino-oligosaccharide degradation in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2008, 154(Pt 9);2719-2729
[PubMed:18757805]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
Maria Paiva Raposo, José Manuel Inácio, Luís Jaime Mota, Isabel de Sá-Nogueira
Transcriptional regulation of genes encoding arabinan-degrading enzymes in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2004, 186(5);1287-96
[PubMed:14973026]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)
