ScpA

• Description: DNA segregation and condensation protein
  
  

Gene name	scpA
Synonyms	ypuG
Essential	yes PubMed
Product	DNA segregation and condensation protein
Function	maintenance of chromosome structure
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: ScpA
MW, pI	29 kDa, 4.788
Gene length, protein length	753 bp, 251 aa
Immediate neighbours	scpB, ypuF
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

DNA condensation/ segregation, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

stringent response

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU23220

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

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

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • present as stable monomer PubMed
  • ScpA-Smc PubMed
  • ScpA-ScpB PubMed

• Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot), Nucleoid (Multiple) PubMed

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P35154

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: scpA-scpB-ypuI PubMed

• Expression browser: scpA PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:
  • RelA dependent downregulation (Class I) during stringent response PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: