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menB

naphthoate synthase

locus: BSU30800

pI: 5.34

mw: 29.75 kDa

protein length: 271 aa

gene length: 813 bp

function: biosynthesis of menaquinone

product: naphthoate synthase

essential: yes

ec: 4.1.3.36

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.2|Biosynthesis of cofactors] → [category|SW 2.6.2.8|Biosynthesis of menaquinone]
• [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.1|Essential genes]
• [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.4|Phosphoproteins] → [category|SW 6.4.1|Phosphorylation on an Arg residue]

Gene

Coordinates: 3,148,901 → 3,149,716

Phenotypes of a mutant

• essential [Pubmed|12682299]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• o-succinylbenzoyl-CoA = CoA + 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate (according to Swiss-Prot)

Protein family

• enoyl-CoA hydratase/isomerase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Modification

• phosphorylated on Arg-78 and Arg-269 [Pubmed|22517742]

Structure

• [PDB|1RJM] (from ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'', 48% identity, 61% similarity)

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• genes: [gene|224584953B0BC1AF666CD69372B2D53AC56F6752|menB]-[gene|16412BAB04BBF9FD1C3653328923687874C81868|menE]-[gene|9B2F45BC37D4F356B366447A33DC95639EF484EE|menC]
  description: [Pubmed|9387221,1629163]

  sigma factors

  • [protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|8550504], in [regulon|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA regulon]

  additional information

  • A [protein|search|ncRNA] is predicted between '[protein|search|mntA]' and '[protein|search|menC]' [PubMed|20525796]

• genes: [gene|8EFE4D2B07E54A0EE7D6821C9FEBFC7DC22FDE03|menF]-[gene|E3283812B7EB374EAC8722ECCE28432DE24B7B4C|menD]-[gene|74659B6794496912E139B3CF9EFF787B63729A3F|ytxM]-[gene|224584953B0BC1AF666CD69372B2D53AC56F6752|menB]-[gene|16412BAB04BBF9FD1C3653328923687874C81868|menE]-[gene|9B2F45BC37D4F356B366447A33DC95639EF484EE|menC]
  description: [Pubmed|9387221,1629163,8550504]

  sigma factors

  • [protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA]: sigma factor, [Pubmed|8550504], in [regulon|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA regulon]

  additional information

  • A [protein|search|ncRNA] is predicted between '[protein|search|mntA]' and '[protein|search|menC]' [PubMed|20525796]

References

• 9387221,1629163,8550504,22517742