SacB
- Description: levansucrase
Gene name | sacB |
Synonyms | |
Essential | no |
Product | levansucrase |
Function | utilization of sucrose, production of levan |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Sugar catabolism, Stress | |
MW, pI | 52 kDa, 6.175 |
Gene length, protein length | 1419 bp, 473 aa |
Immediate neighbours | pbpE, levB |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU34450
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: Sucrose + (6)-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-(2->)(n) alpha-D-glucopyranoside = glucose + (6)-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-(2->)(n+1) alpha-D-glucopyranoside (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: glycosyl hydrolase 68 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: secreted (according to Swiss-Prot), extracellular (signal peptide) PubMed
Database entries
- UniProt: P05655
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 2.4.1.10
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulatory mechanism:
- SacY: binding to a RNA switch (transcriptional antitermination) PubMed
- DegU-P: transcription activation PubMed
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
Massimiliano Marvasi, Pieter T Visscher, Lilliam Casillas Martinez
Exopolymeric substances (EPS) from Bacillus subtilis: polymers and genes encoding their synthesis.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2010, 313(1);1-9
[PubMed:20735481]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
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Original publications