ytcB [Tue Dec 13 2016 11:16:35 GMT+0100 (CET)]

putative UDP-glucose epimerase

locus: BSU30870

pI: 8.00

mw: 34.00 kDa

function: unknown

product: putative UDP-glucose epimerase

essential: no

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.1|Sporulation proteins] → [category|SW 4.2.1.4|Sporulation proteins/ other]
• [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.6|Poorly characterized/ putative enzymes]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|poorly characterized/ putative enzymes], [SW|sporulation proteins]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|SigK regulon], [SW|GerE regulon]

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 3,157,008 -> 3,157,958

The protein

Protein family

• sugar epimerase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Structure

• [PDB|1SB8] (Pseudomonas aeruginosa UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase, 34% identity) [Pubmed|15016816]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|ytcA]-[protein|search|ytcB]-[protein|search|ytcC]'' [Pubmed|22383849]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigK] [Pubmed|22383849]

Regulation

• expressed late during [SW|sporulation] in the mother cell ([SW|SigK], [SW|GerE]) [Pubmed|26577401]

Regulatory mechanism

• [SW|GerE]: transcription repression [Pubmed|26577401]

References

• 22383849,26577401,15016816