EpsL

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  • Description: similar to UDP-galactose phosphate transferase, extracellular polysaccharide synthesis

Gene name epsL
Synonyms yvfC
Essential no
Product unknown
Function biofilm formation
Regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Biofilm
MW, pI 22 kDa, 9.973
Gene length, protein length 606 bp, 202 aa
Immediate neighbours epsM, epsK
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YvfC context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

biofilm formation, membrane proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

EAR riboswitch, SinR regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU34250

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
  • Protein family: bacterial sugar transferase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): TuaA

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: cell membrane (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

Expression and regulation

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Richard Losick, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, USA homepage

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] (I p)

Original publications

Additional publications: PubMed